The chloroform fraction of solanum nigrum suppresses nitric oxide and tumor necrosis factor-α in LPS-stimulated mouse peritoneal macrophages through inhibition of p38, JNK and ERK1/2

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1261-1273

  Kang, Hee ^a   Jeong, Ha Deok ^a   Choi, Ho Young ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Inflammation; Macrophages; MAPK; NO; Solanum nigrum; TNF

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SOLANINE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CHLOROFORM; DIOSGENIN; GAMMA INTERFERON; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INTERLEUKIN 6; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; METHANOL; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 3; NITRIC OXIDE; SOLANUM NIGRUM EXTRACT; STRESS ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG ISOLATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PROTEIN SECRETION; SOLANUM NIGRUM; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CELLS, CULTURED; DOWN-REGULATION; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MACROPHAGES, PERITONEAL; MALE; MAP KINASE SIGNALING SYSTEM; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANT EXTRACTS; SOLANUM NIGRUM; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 81155138945     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X11009548     Document Type: Article

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