Anti-inflammatory activity of Vitex leucoxylon L. bark extracts against Freund's complete adjuvant induced arthritis in Sprague Dawley rat

American Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 68-73

  Krishnaraju, Alluri V ^a   Rao, Chundi B M ^a   Sundararaju, Dodda ^a   Sengupta, Krishanu ^a   Trimurtulu, Golakoti ^a  

^a Laila Impex R and D Centre   (India)

Author keywords

5 lipoxygenase; Arthritis; IL 1 ; TNF ; Vitex leucoxylon

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONATE 5 LIPOXYGENASE; FREUND ADJUVANT; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; PREDNISOLONE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITEX LEUCOXYLON EXTRACT; VL 89185A;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BARK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SAFETY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; FRACTIONATION; LD 50; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUTH DISEASE; MOUTH TOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TOXICITY TESTING; VITEX; VITEX LEUCOXYLONA;

EID: 70349696372     PISSN: 15536203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajidsp.2009.68.73     Document Type: Article

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