Dimethoxycurcumin, a synthetic curcumin analogue with higher metabolic stability, inhibits NO production, inducible NO synthase expression and NF-κB activation in RAW264.7 macrophages activated with LPS

Molecular Nutrition and Food Research

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1082-1091

  Pae, Hyun Ock ^a,b   Jeong, Sun Oh ^a   Kim, Hak Sung ^c   Kim, Seong Heak ^b   Song, Yung Sun ^b   Kim, Sung Kwun ^c   Chai, Kyu Yun ^c   Chung, Hun Taeg ^a  

^a Wonkwang University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

^c Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bis demethoxycurcumin; Curcumin; Dimethoxycurcumin; Inducible nitric oxide synthase; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

CURCUMIN; DIMETHOXYCURCUMIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; I KAPPA B KINASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL LINE; CHEMISTRY; CURCUMA LONGA; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG STABILITY; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MACROPHAGE; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CURCUMA; CURCUMIN; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DRUG STABILITY; I-KAPPA B KINASE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MACROPHAGES; MICE; NF-KAPPA B; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; PLANT ROOTS;

EID: 54949090388     PISSN: 16134125     EISSN: 16134133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.200700333     Document Type: Article

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