Anti-inflammatory effect of bee venom on antigen-induced arthritis in rabbits: Influence of endogenous glucocorticoids

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 175-178

  Saad Rached, Izabella Cordeiro Freire ^a   Castro, Fábio Morato ^a   Guzzo, Maria Luiza ^a   de Mello, Suzana Beatriz Veríssimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Bee venom; Glucocorticoids; PGE2; Rabbits

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; BEE VENOM; GLUCOCORTICOID; METYRAPONE; MIFEPRISTONE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CELL INFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LEUKOCYTE DIFFERENTIAL COUNT; MALE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RABBIT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ANIMAL; ARTHRITIS, EXPERIMENTAL; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIGENS; ARTHRITIS, EXPERIMENTAL; BEE VENOMS; DINOPROSTONE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; METYRAPONE; MIFEPRISTONE; RABBITS;

APOIDEA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 77953807063     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2010.04.015     Document Type: Article

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