The production of nitric oxide and prostaglandin E2 in peritoneal macrophages is inhibited by Andrographis paniculata, Angelica sinensis and Morus alba ethyl acetate fractions

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 68-75

  Chao, Wen Wan ^a   Kuo, Yueh Hsiung ^a,b   Li, Wei Chu ^c   Lin, Bi Fong ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Sheng Chang pharmaceutical Co   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Andrographis paniculata; Angelica sinensis; IFN ; Morus alba; NF B; Peritoneal macrophages

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ANDROGRAPHIS PANICULATA EXTRACT; ANDROGRAPHOLIDE; ANGELICA SINENSIS EXTRACT; ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS EXTRACT; CHLOROGENIC ACID; EUCOMMIA ULMOIDES EXTRACT; FERULIC ACID; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; ISATIS INDIGOTICA EXTRACT; LIGUSTILIDE; MORUS ALBA EXTRACT; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG STRUCTURE; FEMALE; ISATIS; ISATIS INDIGOTICA; MORUS ALBA; MOUSE; MULBERRY; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANDROGRAPHIS; ANGELICA SINENSIS; ANGIOSPERMS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; DINOPROSTONE; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; INTERFERON-GAMMA; INTERLEUKIN-6; LUCIFERASES; MACROPHAGES, PERITONEAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MITOGENS; MORUS; NF-KAPPA B; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANT EXTRACTS; SPLEEN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

ACANTHACEAE; ANDROGRAPHIS PANICULATA; ANGELICA SINENSIS; APIACEAE; ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS; BRASSICACEAE; EUCOMMIA; EUCOMMIACEAE; FABACEAE; ISATIS TINCTORIA; MORACEAE; MORUS ALBA; MUS;

EID: 59849084324     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.11.029     Document Type: Article

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