Evaluation of the antiinflammatory efficacy of Lotus pedunculatus

International Journal of Green Pharmacy

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 105-111

  Pereira, Diana ^a   Koelzer, Janaína ^a   Dalmarco, Juliana ^a   Pizzolatti, Moacir ^a   Fröde, Tânia ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Air pouch; Antiinflammatory activity; Cytokines; Enzymes; Exudation; Leukocytes; Lotus pedunculatus

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DEAMINASE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; LOTUS PEDUNCULATUS EXTRACT; MYELOPEROXIDASE; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ISOLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTE; LOTUS; LOTUS PEDUNCULATUS; MOUSE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PLEURISY;

EID: 77953369382     PISSN: 09738258     EISSN: 19984103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-8258.54897     Document Type: Article

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