Pharmacological activities of crocin in saffron

Journal of Natural Medicines

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 102-111

  Soeda, Shinji ^a   Ochiai, Takashi ^a   Shimeno, Hiroshi ^a   Saito, Hiroshi ^b   Abe, Kazuho ^b   Tanaka, Hiroyuki ^c   Shoyama, Yukihiro ^c  

^a FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b MUSASHINO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antioxidant effect; Crocin; Crocus sativus L.; Neuronal apoptosis; Neuroprotective effect

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CERAMIDE; CROCETIN; CROCIN; CROCUS SATIVUS EXTRACT; GLUCOSE; GLUTAMATE CYSTEINE LIGASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; MAGNESIUM; SPHINGOMYELIN PHOSPHODIESTERASE; STRESS ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; CELL DEATH; CELL STRAIN; CROCUS; DENTATE GYRUS; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; LEARNING DISORDER; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REVIEW;

EID: 49349104502     PISSN: 13403443     EISSN: 18610293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11418-006-0120-9     Document Type: Review

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