Immunostimulatory effects of the phenolic compounds from lichens on nitric oxide and hydrogen peroxide production

Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 847-852

  Carlos, Iracilda Z ^a   Carli, Camila B A ^a   Maia, Danielle C G ^a   Benzatti, Fernanda P ^a   Lopes, Flavia C M ^a   Roese, Fernanda M ^b   Watanabe, Márcio ^b   Micheletti, Ana C ^b   Dos Santos, Lourdes C ^a   Vilegas, Wagner ^a   Honda, Neli K ^b  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Hydrogen peroxide; Lichens; Macrophages; Nitric oxide; Phenolic compounds

Indexed keywords

8' O N PROPYL NORSTITIC ACID; 9' O ETHYL NORSTITIC ACID; 9' O ETHYL PROTOCETRARIC ACID; 9' O ISO PROPYL PROTOCETRARIC ACID; 9' O METHYL PROTOCETRARIC ACID; 9' O N BUTYL PROTOCETRARIC ACID; 9' O N HEXYL PROTOCETRARIC ACID; 9' O N PENTYL PROTOCETRARIC ACID; 9' O N PROPYL PROTOCETRARIC ACID; 9' O SEC BUTYL PROTOCETRARIC ACID; 9' O TERC BUTYL PROTOCETRARIC ACID; COMPROTOCETRARIC ACID; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IMMUNOSTIMULATING AGENT; LICHEXANTHONE; METHYL PROTOCETRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROBLUE TETRAZOLIUM; NORSTITIC ACID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHYSODIC ACID; PROTOCETRARIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL STIMULATION; CELL VIABILITY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOMODULATION; LICHEN; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; SUPERNATANT; SWISS WEBSTER MOUSE;

EID: 77949514631     PISSN: 0102695X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-695X2009000600009     Document Type: Article

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