Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects of Jeevaneeya Rasayana: An ayurvedic polyherbal formulation on acute and chronic models of inflammation

Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 569-575

  Shyni, G L ^a   Ratheesh, M ^a   Sindhu, G ^a   Helen, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KERALA   (India)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; Antioxidant; Arthritis; Cyclooxygenase; Lipoxygenase

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; ARACHIDONATE 5 LIPOXYGENASE; ASCORBIC ACID; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CERULOPLASMIN; DICLOFENAC; GLUTATHIONE; JEEVANEEYA RASAYANA EXTRACT; MYELOPEROXIDASE; PLANT EXTRACT; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADJUVANT ARTHRITIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LD 50; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ANTIOXIDANTS; ARACHIDONATE 5-LIPOXYGENASE; ARTHRITIS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CARRAGEENAN; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CATALASE; CERULOPLASMIN; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; COMPLEX MIXTURES; DICLOFENAC; EDEMA; FOOT; FREUND'S ADJUVANT; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HINDLIMB; INDOMETHACIN; INFLAMMATION; LETHAL DOSE 50; MALE; MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC; MONOCYTES; PEROXIDASE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROSTAGLANDIN-ENDOPEROXIDE SYNTHASES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES; VITAMINS;

RATTUS;

EID: 78149265815     PISSN: 08923973     EISSN: 15322513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08923970903584890     Document Type: Article

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