Anti-inflammatory activity of Acanthus ilicifolius

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 7-12

  Mani Senthil Kumar, K T ^a   Gorain, Bapi ^a   Roy, Dilip K ^a   Zothanpuia, ^a   Samanta, Samir K ^a   Pal, Mintu ^a   Biswas, Prova ^a   Roy, Amrita ^a   Adhikari, Dipan ^a   Karmakar, Sanmoy ^a   Sen, Tuhinadri ^a  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Acanthus ilicifolius; COX LOX inhibitor; Cytokines; Inflammation; Mangrove

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; 3 AMINO 1 (3 TRIFLUOROMETHYLPHENYL) 2 PYRAZOLINE; ACANTHUS ILICIFOLIUS EXTRACT; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ARACHIDONATE 5 LIPOXYGENASE; ASCORBIC ACID; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; FERRIC ION; HYDROXYL RADICAL; INDOMETACIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; METHANOL; PEROXY RADICAL; PLANT EXTRACT; QUERCETIN; SCAVENGER; SODIUM METABISULFITE; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SUPEROXIDE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACANTHACEAE; ACANTHUS ILICIFOLIUS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME INHIBITION; LEUKOCYTE MIGRATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PERITONITIS; PLANT LEAF; RAT;

4,5-DIHYDRO-1-(3-(TRIFLUOROMETHYL)PHENYL)-1H-PYRAZOL-3-AMINE; ACANTHACEAE; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CARRAGEENAN; CELL MOVEMENT; CYCLOOXYGENASE INHIBITORS; CYTOKINES; EDEMA; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; INDIA; LEUKOCYTES; LIPOXYGENASE INHIBITORS; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MICE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RATS;

ACANTHACEAE; ACANTHUS ILICIFOLIUS; RATTUS; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 53649103360     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.07.024     Document Type: Article

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