Aqueous extract of Achillea millefolium L. (Asteraceae) inflorescences suppresses lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammatory responses in RAW 264.7 murine macrophages

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 225-234

  Burk, David R ^a,b   Cichacz, Zbigniew A ^b   Daskalova, Sasha M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Achillea millefolium L.; Anti inflammatory; Cytokines; MAPK signaling; NF B; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM EXTRACT; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38; NITRIC OXIDE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SCAVENGER; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DOSE RESPONSE; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; INFLAMMATION; INFLORESCENCE; MACROPHAGE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ACHILLEA; ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM; ASTERACEAE; MURINAE;

EID: 77649120594     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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