Leonurus sibiricus induces nitric oxide and tumor necrosis factor-α in mouse peritoneal macrophages

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 86, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 682-690

  An, Hyo Jin ^a,b   Rim, Hong Kun ^b   Lee, Jong Hyun ^b   Suh, Se Eun ^b   Lee, Ji Hyun ^a   Kim, Na Hyung ^b   Choi, In Young ^a   Jeong, Hyun Ja ^c   Kim, Il Kwang ^a   Lee, Ju Young ^d   An, Nyeon Hyoung ^a   Kim, Hyung Ryong ^a   Um, Jae Young ^b   Kim, Hyung Min ^b   Hong, Seung Heon ^a  

^a Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^c Hoseo University   (South Korea)

^d Shinsung University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Leonurus sibiricus; Nitric oxide; Peritoneal macrophages; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; LEONURUS SIBRICUS EXTRACT; NITRIC OXIDE; PYRROLIDINE DITHIOCARBAMATE; RECOMBINANT GAMMA INTERFERON; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; LEONURUS; LEONURUS SIBRICUS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL NUCLEUS; CELLS, CULTURED; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; ENDOTOXINS; INTERFERON-GAMMA, RECOMBINANT; LEONURUS; MACROPHAGES, PERITONEAL; MICE; NF-KAPPA B; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; PLANT EXTRACTS; PYRROLIDINES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS; THIAZOLES; THIOCARBAMATES; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 54249138131     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Y08-074     Document Type: Article

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