Bauhinia tomentosa stimulates the immune system and scavenges free radical generation in vitro

Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 157-168

  Kannan, Narayanan ^a   Renitta, Robinson Emilin ^a   Guruvayoorappan, Chandrasekharan ^a  

^a KARUNYA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

anti inflammatory; antioxidant; immunomodulation

Indexed keywords

BAUHINIA TOMENTOSA EXTRACT; CARRAGEENAN; ESTERASE; FORMALDEHYDE; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; SCAVENGER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; FREE RADICAL; HYDROXYL RADICAL; IMMUNOLOGICAL ADJUVANT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BAUHINIA; BONE MARROW CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; FEMUR; IC 50; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOMODULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER MICROSOME; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PAW EDEMA; SCAVENGING SYSTEM; SPLEEN; THYMUS; ANIMAL; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; EDEMA; METABOLISM; ORGAN SIZE;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; BAUHINIA; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BONE MARROW CELLS; CARRAGEENAN; EDEMA; FORMALDEHYDE; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; FREE RADICALS; HYDROXYL RADICAL; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; NITRIC OXIDE; ORGAN SIZE;

EID: 77957003725     PISSN: 07926855     EISSN: 21910286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JBCPP.2010.21.2.157     Document Type: Article

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