Anti-inflammatory effects of Scoparia dulcis L. and betulinic acid

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 943-953

  Tsai, Jen Chieh ^a   Peng, Wen Huang ^a   Chiu, Tai Hui ^a   Lai, Shang Chih ^b   Lee, Chao Ying ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anti Inflammation; Betulinic Acid; Cyclooxygenase 2; Malondialdehyde; Nitric Oxide; Scoparia dulcis; Tumor Necrosis Factor

Indexed keywords

BETULIC ACID; CARRAGEENAN; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; INDOMETACIN; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; MALONALDEHYDE; NITRIC OXIDE; SCOPARIA DULCIS EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIVER; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; SCROPHULARIACEAE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EDEMA; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-1BETA; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; PLANT EXTRACTS; SCOPARIA; TRITERPENES; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 80052624987     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X11009329     Document Type: Article

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