Effects of escin on acute inflammation and the immune system in mice

Pharmacological Reports

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 697-704

  Wang, Tian ^a   Fu, Fenghua ^a   Zhang, Leiming ^a   Han, Bin ^a   Zhu, Mei ^a   Zhang, Xiumei ^b  

^a YANTAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANDONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Dexamethasone; Escin; Immune function; Inflammation

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; CARRAGEENAN; DEXAMETHASONE; ESCIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHRONIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESPONSE; EDEMA; HEMORRHOID; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFLAMMATION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PHAGOCYTOSIS; SPLEEN; SPLEEN CELL; THYMUS;

EID: 70549111637     PISSN: 22995684     EISSN: 22995684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1734-1140(09)70122-7     Document Type: Article

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