Antipyretic and antinociceptive effects of Nauclea latifolia root decoction and possible mechanisms of action

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 15-25

  Taïwe, Germain Sotoing ^a,b   Bum, Elisabeth Ngo ^c   Talla, Emmanuel ^c   Dimo, Théophile ^a   Weiss, Norbert ^b   Sidiki, Neteydji ^c   Dawe, Amadou ^d   Okomolo Moto, Fleur Clarisse ^a   Dzeufiet, Paul Désiré ^a   Waard, Michel De ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b GRENOBLE INSTITUT DES NEUROSCIENCES   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NGAOUNDERE   (Cameroon)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MAROUA   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Antinociceptive; Antipyretic; Decoction; Mechanism; Nauclea latifolia

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BICUCULLINE; GLIBENCLAMIDE; MORPHINE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NALOXONE; NAUCLEA LATIFOLIA EXTRACT; THEOPHYLLINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ANTIPYRETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; HOT PLATE TEST; HYPERACTIVITY; HYPOTHERMIA; IMMERSION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOUSE; NAUCLEA LATIFOLIA; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PLANT ROOT; ROTAROD TEST; RUBIACEAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; ANTIPYRETICS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; FEVER; MALE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MICE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PAIN; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; RECEPTORS, OPIOID; RUBIACEAE;

ANIMALIA; MUS; NAUCLEA LATIFOLIA; RUBIACEAE;

EID: 78651264745     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13880209.2010.492479     Document Type: Article

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