Anti-herpetic and anti-inflammatory activities of two new synthetic 22,23-dihydroxylated stigmastane derivatives

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 111, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 111-116

  Michelini, Flavia M ^a   Ramírez, Javier A ^a   Berra, Alejandro ^a   Galagovsky, Lydia R ^a   Alché, Laura E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; Antiviral; HSV 1; Murine herpetic stromal keratitis; Stigmastane analogs

Indexed keywords

22,23 DIHYDROXYSTIGMAST 4 EN 3 ONE; 22,23 DIHYDROXYSTIGMASTA 1,4 DIEN 3 ONE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; IN VITRO STUDY; KERATITIS; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FORMAZANS; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; HUMANS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; KERATITIS, HERPETIC; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STIGMASTEROL; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS; TIME FACTORS; VERO CELLS;

HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 1; MURINAE; MUS;

EID: 48049083074     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2008.05.005     Document Type: Article

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