The anti-inflammatory activities of Tanshinone IIA, an active component of TCM, are mediated by estrogen receptor activation and inhibition of iNOS

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 113, Issue 3-5, 2009, Pages 275-280

  Fan, Guan Wei ^a   Gao, Xiu Mei ^a   Wang, Hong ^a   Zhu, Yan ^a,c   Zhang, Ju ^b   Hu, Li Min ^a   Su, Yan Fang ^a   Kang, Li Yuan ^a   Zhang, Bo Li ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^c TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Estrogen like; Inflammation; MCF 7 cells; MDA MB 231 cells; Phytoestrogen; RAW 264.7 cells; Tanshinone IIA

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; LUCIFERASE; TANSHINONE IIA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CELL LINE; CYTOKINES; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MACROPHAGES; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MICE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; PHENANTHRENES; SALVIA MILTIORRHIZA;

SALVIA MILTIORRHIZA;

EID: 61349154148     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2009.01.011     Document Type: Article

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