Anti-nociceptive and anti-inflammatory effects of angelicae dahuricae radix through inhibition of the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase and NO production

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 913-928

  Kang, Ok Hwa ^a   Chae, Hee Sung ^a   Oh, You Chang ^a   Choi, Jang Gi ^a   Lee, Young Seob ^a   Jang, Hye Jin ^a   Kim, Jong Hak ^a   Kim, Youn Chul ^b   Sohn, Dong Hwan ^b   Park, Hyun ^b   Kwon, Dong Yeul ^a  

^a Wonkwang Oriental Medicines Research Institute   (South Korea)

^b Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Angelicae Dahuricae Radix; Anti Inflammatory; Anti Nociceptive; Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase; Nitric Oxide

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANGELICA DAHURICA EXTRACT; CARRAGEENAN; FORMALDEHYDE; INDOMETACIN; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; METHANOL; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 3; MYELOPEROXIDASE; NITRIC OXIDE; PHENOBARBITAL; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIA; ANGELICA; ANGELICA DAHURICA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL PERMEABILITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; INFLAMMATION; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MOUSE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PAW EDEMA; PLANT ROOT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SLEEP TIME; WRITHING TEST;

ANGELICA; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CELL LINE; DOWN-REGULATION; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MACROPHAGES; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 57349160366     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X0800634X     Document Type: Article

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