Traditionally used Thai medicinal plants: In vitro anti-inflammatory, anticancer and antioxidant activities

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 196-207

  Siriwatanametanon, Nisarat ^a   Fiebich, Bernd L ^b,c   Efferth, Thomas ^d   Prieto, Jose M ^a   Heinrich Michael, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c VIVACELL BIOTECHNOLOGY GMBH   (Germany)

^d JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; Anticancer; Antioxidant; Gynura pseudochina var. hispida; Muehlenbeckia platyclada; NF B; Oroxylum indicum; Pro inflammatory cytokines (IL 6, IL 1 , TNF , PGE2); Thai medicinal plants; Total phenolic content

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; BASELLA ALBA EXTRACT; BASELLA RUBRA EXTRACT; CAYRATIA TRIFOLIA EXTRACT; DOXORUBICIN; GYNURA PSEUDOCHINA EXTRACT; GYNURA PSEUDOCHINA VAR HISPIDA EXTRACT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MUEHLENBECKIA PLATYCLADA EXTRACT; OROXYLUM INDICUM EXTRACT; PHENOL; PLANT EXTRACT; POUZOLZIA INDICA EXTRACT; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; QUERCETIN; RHINACANTHUS NASUTUS EXTRACT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINCRISTINE; AUTACOID; IL6 PROTEIN, HUMAN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BASELLA ALBA; BASELLA RUBRA; CAYRATIA TRIFOLIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; GYNURA PSEUDOCHINA; GYNURA PSEUDOCHINA VAR HISPIDA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; INFLAMMATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MONOCYTE; MUEHLENBECKIA PLATYCLADA; NEOPLASM; OROXYLUM INDICUM; POUZOLZIA INDICA; RHINACANTHUS NASUTUS; THAILAND; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; ANGIOSPERM; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; ASTERACEAE; BIGNONIACEAE; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECTS; DRUG RESISTANCE; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENETICS; HELA CELL LINE; IC50; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; POLYGONACEAE;

ANGIOSPERMS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASTERACEAE; BIGNONIACEAE; CELL SURVIVAL; DINOPROSTONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG RESISTANCE, NEOPLASM; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; INTERLEUKIN-1BETA; INTERLEUKIN-6; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MONOCYTES; NF-KAPPA B; PHENOLS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; POLYGONACEAE; THAILAND; TRANSFECTION; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

GYNURA; MUEHLENBECKIA PLATYCLADA; OROXYLUM INDICUM; POUZOLZIA; RHINACANTHUS NASUTUS;

EID: 77954954147     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2010.04.036     Document Type: Article

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