Anti-inflammatory activity of flavonoids from Cayaponia tayuya roots

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 333-337

  Aquila, Silvia ^a,b   Giner, Rosa M ^a   Recio, María C ^a   Spegazzini, Etile D ^b   Ríos, José Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory activity; Cayaponia tayuya; Cucurbitaceae; Cyclooxygenase; Flavonoids; Nitric oxide synthase; RAW 264.7 cells

Indexed keywords

BUTANOL; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; FLAVONOID; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; ISOSWERTISIN; ISOVITREXIN; SPINOSIN; SWERTISIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VICENIN 2;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CAYAPONIA TAYUYA; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUCUMBER; DRUG ISOLATION; EDEMA; FEMALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BRAZIL; CELL LINE; COLOMBIA; CUCURBITACEAE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; FLAVONOIDS; INFLAMMATION; MACROPHAGES; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MICE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; PERU; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS;

CAYAPONIA TAYUYA; CUCURBITACEAE;

EID: 57949085835     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.11.002     Document Type: Article

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