Protective effects of icariin on brain dysfunction induced by lipopolysaccharide in rats

Phytomedicine

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 950-955

  Guo, J ^a   Li, F ^a,b   Wu, Q ^a   Gong, Q ^a   Lu, Y ^a   Shi, J ^a  

^a ZUNYI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Epimedium acuminatum; Icariin; Inflammation; Learning and memory; Lipopolysaccharide

Indexed keywords

CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; IBUPROFEN; ICARIIN; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; BRAIN PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENCEPHALITIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEARNING; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; ENCEPHALITIS; EPIMEDIUM; FLAVONOIDS; HIPPOCAMPUS; IBUPROFEN; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; INTERLEUKIN-1BETA; LEARNING; LEARNING DISORDERS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MALE; MEMORY; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EPIMEDIUM ACUMINATUM; RATTUS;

EID: 77956616914     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2010.03.007     Document Type: Article

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