The leaf extract of Spondias mombin L. displays an anti-inflammatory effect and suppresses inducible formation of tumor necrosis factor-α and nitric oxide (NO)

Journal of Immunotoxicology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 10-16

  Nworu, Chukwuemeka S ^a,b   Akah, Peter A ^a   Okoye, Festus B C ^c   Toukam, Donatien Kamdem ^b   Udeh, Judith ^a   Esimone, Charles O ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^c NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; edema; inducible nitric oxide; inflammation; Spondias mombin; tumor necrosis factor (TNF)

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CARRAGEENAN; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; METHANOL; NITRIC OXIDE; PIROXICAM; PLANT EXTRACT; SPONDIAS MOMBIN EXTRACT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANACARDIACEAE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; LD 50; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPONDIAS MOMBIN; WISTAR RAT;

ANACARDIACEAE; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; BONE MARROW CELLS; CELLS, CULTURED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EDEMA; LETHAL DOSE 50; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NITRIC OXIDE; PAIN; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

MUS; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; SPONDIAS MOMBIN;

EID: 79751492333     PISSN: 1547691X     EISSN: 1547691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/1547691X.2010.531406     Document Type: Article

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