Thai medicinal plants modulate nitric oxide and tumor necrosis factor-α in J774.2 mouse macrophages

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 95, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 183-189

  Punturee, Khanittha ^a   Wild, Christopher P ^b   Vinitketkumneun, Usanee ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

^b Molecular Epidemiology Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Centella asiatica; Macrophages; Nitric oxide; Rhinacanthus nasutus; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CENTELLA ASIATICA EXTRACT; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MESSENGER RNA; PLANT EXTRACT; RHINACANTHUS NASUTUS EXTRACT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CENTELLA ASIATICA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOMODULATION; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RHINOCANTHUS NASUTUS;

ACANTHACEAE; ANIMALS; CENTELLA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MACROPHAGES; MICE; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT STEMS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; THAILAND; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 7044240779     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2004.06.019     Document Type: Article

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