Anti-inflammatory activity of aqueous and alkaline extracts from mushrooms (Agaricus blazei Murill)

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 359-364

  Padilha, Marina M ^a   Avila, Ana A L ^a   Sousa, Pergentino J C ^b   Cardoso, Luis Gustavo V ^c   Perazzo, Fábio F ^c   Carvalho, José Carlos T ^c  

^a Universidade de Alfenas   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AMAPÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Agaricus blazei; Anti inflammatory; Chronic inflammation

Indexed keywords

AGARICUS BLAZEI EXTRACT; BETA GLUCAN; CIMETIDINE; DEXAMETHASONE; FREUND ADJUVANT; INDOMETACIN; NYSTATIN; POLYSACCHARIDE;

AGARICUS BLAZEI; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CELL MIGRATION; CHINA; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EDEMA; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFLAMMATION; INJECTION; JAPAN; MALE; MUSHROOM; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STIMULUS; STOMACH ULCER; STRESS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; ULCER; WOUND;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; AGARICUS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ARTHRITIS; CARRAGEENAN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EDEMA; FREUND'S ADJUVANT; GRANULOMA; MALE; NEUTROPHIL INFILTRATION; NYSTATIN; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STOMACH ULCER;

AGARICUS BLAZEI; BASIDIOMYCOTA;

EID: 67649538976     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2008.0177     Document Type: Article

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