Tetrahydroabietic acid, a reduced abietic acid, inhibits the production of inflammatory mediators in RAW264.7 macrophages activated with lipopolysaccharide

Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 119-125

  Kim, Nam Ho ^a   Son, Yong ^b   Jeong, Sun Oh ^b   Hur, Jong Moon ^b   Bang, Han Soo ^c   Lee, Ki Nam ^c   Kim, Eun Cheol ^d   Chung, Hun Taeg ^e   Pae, Hyun Ock ^b  

^a Wonkwang University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Wonkwang University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

^d Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

^e University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Abietic acid; Cyclooxygenase 2; Inducible nitric oxide synthase; Nuclear factor B; Tetrahydroabietic acid

Indexed keywords

ABIETIC ACID; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; TETRAHYDROABIETIC ACID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RELA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG STRUCTURE; MACROPHAGE; PROSTAGLANDIN RELEASE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION;

CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 77949819598     PISSN: 09120009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3164/jcbn.09-69     Document Type: Article

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