Effects of berberine on expression of LOX-1 and SR-BI in human macrophage-derived foam cells induced by ox-LDL

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1161-1169

  Guan, Siming ^a   Wang, Bin ^a   Li, Wei ^a   Guan, Jinghuan ^b   Fang, Xin ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Hospital of Combining Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine of Wuhan City   (China)

Author keywords

Berberine; Foam Cell; Lectin Like ox LDL Receptor 1; Scavenger Receptor Class B Type I

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER A1; BERBERINE; MESSENGER RNA; OXIDIZED LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR 1; SCAVENGER RECEPTOR BI;

ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FOAM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MACROPHAGE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATP-BINDING CASSETTE TRANSPORTERS; BERBERINE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL LINE; COPTIS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FOAM CELLS; HUMANS; LIPOPROTEINS, LDL; MACROPHAGES; PHYTOTHERAPY; RECEPTORS, OXIDIZED LDL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHIZOME; RNA, MESSENGER; SCAVENGER RECEPTORS, CLASS A; SCAVENGER RECEPTORS, CLASS B;

EID: 78149417658     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X10008548     Document Type: Article

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