Characterisation of the anti-inflammatory potential of Vitex trifolia L. (Labiatae), a multipurpose plant of the Pacific traditional medicine

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 427-433

  Matsui, Mariko ^a,b,c   Kumar Roine, Shilpa ^b,c   Darius, H Taiana ^d   Chinain, Mireille ^d   Laurent, Dominique ^b,c   Pauillac, Serge ^a  

^a Institut Pasteur de Nouvelle Caledonie Noumea   (New Caledonia)

^b Hôpital Purpan   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (New Caledonia)

^d INSTITUT LOUIS MALARDÉ   (French Polynesia)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory activity; Ciguatera Fish Poisoning; Cytokines; Labiatae; Lipopolysaccharide; Vitex trifolia

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MESSENGER RNA; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITEX TRIFOLIA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RNA SYNTHESIS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; VITEX; VITEX TRIFOLIA;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL LINE; CYTOKINES; DNA PRIMERS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MICE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VITEX;

CIGUATERA; LAMIACEAE; VITEX TRIFOLIA;

EID: 70449628883     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2009.09.020     Document Type: Article

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