Propolis as anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic compounds: Which role for flavonoids?

International Immunopharmacology

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1386-1387

  Chirumbolo, Salvatore ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; APIGENIN; CAFFEIC ACID PHENETHYL ESTER; CHRYSIN; EOTAXIN; FC RECEPTOR; FLAVONOID; HEME OXYGENASE 1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; KAEMPFEROL; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 3; PROPOLIS; PROTEIN KINASE FYN;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; BASOPHIL; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; ENZYME INHIBITION; EOSINOPHIL; LETTER; LUNG FIBROBLAST; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; TH2 CELL;

EID: 80051882647     PISSN: 15675769     EISSN: 18781705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2011.03.018     Document Type: Letter

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