A study on antioxidant, free radical scavenging, anti-inflammatory and hepatoprotective actions of Aegiceras corniculatum (stem) extracts

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 514-521

  Roome, Talat ^a   Dar, Ahsana ^a   Ali, Shamsher ^a   Naqvi, Sabira ^a   Choudhary, Muhammad Iqbal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Aegiceras corniculatum; Anti lipid peroxidation; Free radical scavengers; Hepatotoxicity; Inflammation; Inhibition of respiratory burst

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; AEGICERAS CORNICULATUM EXTRACT; AMINOTRANSFERASE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; DEOXYRIBOSE; HEXANE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; METHANOL; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE; PLANT EXTRACT; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE OXIDASE; SCAVENGER; SUPEROXIDE; XANTHINE OXIDASE; ZYMOSAN;

AEGICERAS CORNICULATUM; AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER INJURY; LIVER MICROSOME; LIVER PROTECTION; NEUTROPHIL; NITROBLUE TETRAZOLIUM TEST; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PAW EDEMA; PLANT STEM; RAT; RESPIRATORY BURST;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; FEMALE; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; GLUCOSE OXIDASE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; MYRSINACEAE; NEUTROPHILS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT STEMS; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RATS, WISTAR; SUPEROXIDES; TETRADECANOYLPHORBOL ACETATE;

AEGICERAS CORNICULATUM; MUS; RATTUS;

EID: 47749138130     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.05.021     Document Type: Article

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