Effects of rhinacanthins from Rhinacanthus nasutus on nitric oxide, prostaglandin E2 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha releases using RAW264.7 macrophage cells

Phytomedicine

Volumn 16, Issue 6-7, 2009, Pages 581-585

  Tewtrakul, Supinya ^a   Tansakul, Pimpimon ^a   Panichayupakaranant, Pharkphoom ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Acanthaceae; COX 2; INOS; RAW264.7 cells; Rhinacanthus nasutus

Indexed keywords

1,4 NAPHTHOQUINONE DERIVATIVE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; RHINACANTHIN C; RHINACANTHIN D; RHINACANTHIN N; RHINACANTHUS NASUTUS EXTRACT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG STRUCTURE; GENE EXPRESSION; IC 50; MACROPHAGE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTAGLANDIN RELEASE; RHINACANTHUS NASUTUS;

ACANTHACEAE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL LINE; DINOPROSTONE; DNA PRIMERS; MACROPHAGES; MICE; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANT EXTRACTS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

ACANTHACEAE; RHINACANTHUS NASUTUS;

EID: 67349228168     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2008.12.022     Document Type: Article

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