Possible implication of oxidative stress in anti filarial effect of certain traditionally used medicinal plants in vitro against Brugia malayi microfilariae

Pharmacognosy Research

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 350-354

  Sharma, R D ^a   Veerpathran, A R ^a   Dakshinamoorthy, G ^a   Sahare, K N ^a   Goswami, K ^a   Reddy, M V R ^a  

^a MAHATMA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

antifilarial effect; B. malayi.; Medicinal plants; oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

AEGLE MARMELOS EXTRACT; ANTIFILARIAL AGENT; BUTEA MONOSPERMA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL; RICINUS COMMUNIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITEX NEGUNDO EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; BRUGIAN FILARIASIS; BUTEA; BUTEA MONOSPERMA; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFECT; IN VITRO STUDY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PROTEIN CARBONYLATION; RICINUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 78951494452     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09748490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.75453     Document Type: Article

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