Anti-inflammatory activity of Motherwort (Leonurus sibiricus L.)

Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 209-213

  Shin, Hye Young ^a   Kim, Sang Hyun ^b   Kang, Sin Myoung ^a   Chang, Ik Jun ^a   Kim, Sang Yong ^c   Jeon, Hoon ^a   Leem, Kang Hyun ^d   Park, Won Hwan ^e   Lim, Jong Pil ^a   Shin, Tae Yong ^a  

^a Woosuk University   (South Korea)

^b Kyungpook National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Korea National Arboretum   (South Korea)

^d Semyung University   (South Korea)

^e Dongguk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Inflammatory cytokine; Motherwort; NF B

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CALCIMYCIN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; MOTHERWORT; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL STIMULATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOMODULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; LEONURUS; LEONURUS SIBIRICUS; MAST CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; DRUG EFFECTS; IMMUNOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; METABOLISM; PHYTOTHERAPY; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

LEONURUS; LEONURUS SIBIRICUS;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CALCIMYCIN; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; INTERLEUKIN-6; INTERLEUKIN-8; LEONURUS; MAST CELLS; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; NF-KAPPA B; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; TETRADECANOYLPHORBOL ACETATE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 70350655674     PISSN: 08923973     EISSN: 15322513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08923970802135443     Document Type: Article

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