Inhibitory effects of Cynodon dactylon L. on inflammation and oxidative stress in adjuvant treated rats

Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 647-653

  Sindhu, G ^a   Ratheesh, M ^a   Shyni, G L ^a   Helen, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KERALA   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidative; Arthritis; Cycloxygenase; Cynodon dactylon L.; Lipoxygenase

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CATALASE; CERULOPLASMIN; CYNODON DACTYLON EXTRACT; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; INDOMETACIN; MYELOPEROXIDASE; NITRITE; PLANT EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADJUVANT ARTHRITIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AYURVEDA; BERMUDA GRASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HERBAL MEDICINE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANIMALS; ARTHRITIS, EXPERIMENTAL; CYNODON; FEMALE; INFLAMMATION; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

CYNODON DACTYLON; RATTUS;

EID: 70449104409     PISSN: 08923973     EISSN: 15322513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08923970902947325     Document Type: Article

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