Screening for anti-inflammatory activity of 12 Arnica (Asteraceae) species assessed by inhibition of NF-κB and release of human neutrophil elastase

Planta Medica

Volumn 74, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 1789-1794

  Ekenäs, Catarina ^a,b,c   Zebrowska, Anna ^c   Schuler, Barbara ^d   Vrede, Tobias ^e   Andreasen, Katarina ^b   Backlund, Anders ^c   Merfort, Irmgard ^d   Bohlin, Lars ^c  

^a BMC Box 574

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^e UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Arnica; Asteraceae; Elastase; Neutrophil; NF B; Sesquiterpene lactones; Xanthalongin

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ARNICA ANGUSTIFOLIA EXTRACT; ARNICA CHAMISSONIS EXTRACT; ARNICA DISCOIDEA EXTRACT; ARNICA FULGENS EXTRACT; ARNICA GRACILIS EXTRACT; ARNICA GRISCOMII EXTRACT; ARNICA LANCEOLATA EXTRACT; ARNICA LONGIFOLIA EXTRACT; ARNICA MOLLIS EXTRACT; ARNICA MONTANA EXTRACT; ARNICA PARRYI EXTRACT; ARNICA SACHALINENSIS EXTRACT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; LAYIA HIERACIOIDES EXTRACT; LEUKOCYTE ELASTASE; MADIA SATIVA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SESQUITERPENE LACTONE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARNICA ANGUSTIFOLIA; ARNICA CHAMISSONIS; ARNICA DISCOIDEA; ARNICA FULGENS; ARNICA GRACILIS; ARNICA GRISCOMII; ARNICA LANCEOLATA; ARNICA LONGIFOLIA; ARNICA MOLLIS; ARNICA MONTANA; ARNICA PARRYI; ARNICA SACHALINENSIS; ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; BIOASSAY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG STRUCTURE; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LAYIA HIERACIOIDES; MADIA SATIVA; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DNA BINDING;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ARNICA; FLOWERS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; LACTONES; LEUKOCYTE ELASTASE; NF-KAPPA B; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; SESQUITERPENES;

ARNICA; ARNICA CHAMISSONIS; ARNICA LONGIFOLIA; ARNICA MONTANA; ASTERACEAE; LAYIA HIERACIOIDES; MADIA SATIVA;

EID: 58049213323     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1088320     Document Type: Article

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