Inhibitory effect of agrimonia pilosa Ledeb. on inflammation by suppression of iNOS and ROS production

Immunological Investigations

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 159-170

  Jung, Chang Hwa ^a   Kim, Jeong Hyun ^a   Park, Sun Ju ^a   Kweon, Dae Hyuk ^b   Kim, Sung Hoon ^a   Ko, Seong Gyu ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Agrimonia pilosa Ledeb. (APL); COX 2; INOS; Nitric oxide; Reactive oxygen species

Indexed keywords

AGRIMONIA PILOSA EXTRACT; ALCOHOL; BUTANOL; CARRAGEENAN; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; INDOMETACIN; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INHIBITION; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IN VITRO STUDY; INFLAMMATION; MACROPHAGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AGRIMONIA; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CARRAGEENAN; CELL LINE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; EDEMA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; INFLAMMATION; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MACROPHAGES; MALE; MEDICINE, EAST ASIAN TRADITIONAL; MICE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

EID: 76649127076     PISSN: 08820139     EISSN: 15324311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08820130903501790     Document Type: Article

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