6-Gingerol inhibits ROS and iNOS through the suppression of PKC-α and NF-κB pathways in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated mouse macrophages

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 382, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 134-139

  Lee, Tzung Yan ^a   Lee, Ko Chen ^a,b   Chen, Shih Yuan ^a   Chang, Hen Hong ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

6 Gingerol; iNOS; Lipopolysaccharide; NF B

Indexed keywords

6 GINGEROL; BETA ACTIN; CALCIUM; GINGEROL; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; I KAPPA B ALPHA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INTERLEUKIN 10; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN KINASE C ALPHA; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM MOBILIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; ENZYME REPRESSION; MACROPHAGE; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CATECHOLS; CELL LINE; FATTY ALCOHOLS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MACROPHAGES; MICE; NF-KAPPA B; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; PROTEIN KINASE C-ALPHA; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

EID: 63349089720     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2009.02.160     Document Type: Article

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