Assessment of zymosan-induced leukocyte influx in a rat model using sulfated polysaccharides

Planta Medica

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 113-119

  Cardoso, Maria Leila ^a   Xavier, Caroline A C ^b   Bezerra, Maria B Emilia ^b   Paiva, Almino O Afonso ^a   Carvalho, Maria F Goretti ^c   Benevides, Norma M B ^c   Rocha, Francisco A C ^d   Leite, Edda Lisboa ^a,d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^b Universidade Estadual Do Rio Grande Do Norte   (Brazil)

^c POTIGUAR UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Brown algae; Fucaceae; Fucoidan; Fucus vesiculosus; Sulfated polysaccharides; Zymosan

Indexed keywords

DICLOFENAC; FUCOIDIN; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; LUMIRACOXIB; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; POLYSACCHARIDE SULFATE; ZYMOSAN;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUCUS; FUCUS VESICULOSUS; KNEE ARTHRITIS; LEUKOCYTE MIGRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, EXPERIMENTAL; FUCUS; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS; INFLAMMATION; KNEE JOINT; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITES; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; POLYSACCHARIDES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SULFATES; ZYMOSAN;

FUCACEAE; FUCUS VESICULOSUS; PHAEOPHYCEAE; RATTUS;

EID: 74349099536     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: 14390221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1186003     Document Type: Article

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