Methanol extract of Ocimum gratissimum protects murine peritoneal macrophages from nicotine toxicity by decreasing free radical generation, lipid and protein damage and enhances antioxidant protection

Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 222-230

  Mahapatra, Santanu Kar ^a   Chakraborty, Subhankari Prasad ^a   Das, Subhasis ^a   Roy, Somenath ^a  

^a VIDYASAGAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Free radical; Murine peritoneal macrophage; Nicotine; Ocimum gratissimum

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; CATALASE; FLAVONOID; FREE RADICAL; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE DISULFIDE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; MYELOPEROXIDASE; NICOTINE; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM EXTRACT; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE OXIDASE; SUPEROXIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BASIL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPOSURE; IN VITRO STUDY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PROTEIN CARBONYLATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CELL SURVIVAL; FREE RADICALS; GLUTATHIONE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MACROPHAGES, PERITONEAL; METHANOL; MICE; NADP; NICOTINE; OCIMUM; PEROXIDASE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROTEIN CARBONYLATION;

MURINAE; MUS; OCIMUM; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM;

EID: 70350176895     PISSN: 19420900     EISSN: 19420994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/oxim.2.4.9000     Document Type: Article

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