Anti-inflammatory effects of the extract of indigo naturalis in human neutrophils

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 51-58

  Lin, Yin Ku ^a,b   Leu, Yann Lii ^b   Huang, Tse Hung ^a,b   Wu, Yi Hsiu ^b   Chung, Pei Jen ^b   Su Pang, Jong Hwei ^b   Hwang, Tsong Long ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Calcium; Elastase; Human neutrophils; Indigo naturalis; p38 mitogen activated protein kinase; Superoxide anion

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CYCLIC AMP; ELASTASE; FORMYLMETHIONYLLEUCYLPHENYLALANINE; INDIGO; INDIRUBIN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38; PLANT EXTRACT; STRESS ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; STROBILANTHES FORMOSANUS EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE; TRYPTANTHRIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACANTHACEAE; ADULT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CALCIUM MOBILIZATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; ENZYME RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INHIBITION KINETICS; LEUKOCYTE ACTIVATION; NEUTROPHIL; NORMAL HUMAN; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STROBILANTHES FORMOSANUS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CALCIUM; CYCLIC AMP; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INDOLES; NEUTROPHILS; PHOSPHORYLATION; PLANT EXTRACTS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 67651124638     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2009.06.014     Document Type: Article

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