Uncaria rhynchophylla and rhynchophylline inhibit c-Jun N-terminal kinase phosphorylation and nuclear factor-κB activity in kainic acid-treated rats

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 351-360

  Hsieh, Ching Liang ^a,b   Ho, Tin Yun ^a   Su, Shan Yu ^a   Lo, Wan Yu ^a,b   Liu, Chung Hsiang ^b   Tang, Nou Ying ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

c Jun N terminal kinase; Epilepsy; Kainic acid; Mitogen activated protein kinase; Nuclear factor B; Rhynchophyllin; Uncaria rhynchophylla

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; KAINIC ACID; PLANT EXTRACT; RHYNCHOPHYLLINE; STRESS ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; SUPEROXIDE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 1; UNCARIA RHYNCOPHYLLA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALPROIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOREGULATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RAT; SEIZURE; UNCARIA; UNCARIA RHYNCHOPHYLLA;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; INDOLE ALKALOIDS; JNK MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; KAINIC ACID; MALE; NF-KAPPA B; PHOSPHORYLATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEIZURES; UNCARIA;

EID: 65449188624     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X09006898     Document Type: Article

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