Antioxidant and antiinflammatory effect of Epilobium parviflorum Schreb.

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 719-724

  Hevesi, B T ^a   Houghton, P J ^b   Habtemariam, S ^c   Kery A ^a  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BPH; COX enzyme; DPPH; Epilobium parviflorum; Fibroblast; TBA

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ACETONE; CATALASE; PLANT EXTRACT; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME INHIBITION; EPILOBIUM; EPILOBIUM PARVIFLORUM; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; LIPID PEROXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROSTAGLANDIN RELEASE; PROTECTION; CELL CULTURE; CHEMISTRY; MALE; METABOLISM; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY;

EPILOBIUM PARVIFLORUM; ONAGRACEAE;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CELLS, CULTURED; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; DINOPROSTONE; EPILOBIUM; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA;

EID: 65649118111     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2725     Document Type: Article

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