Mechanisms of action underlying the anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects of propolis: A brief review

Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 208-219

  Araujo, Marcio A R ^a   Libério, Silvana A ^a   Guerra, Rosane N M ^a   Ribeiro, Maria Nilce S ^a   Nascimento, Flávia R F ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MARANHÃO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory activity bee products inflammation propolis propolis components

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMINO ACID; CAFFEIC ACID PHENETHYL ESTER; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 6; LEUKOTRIENE B4; LIPOXYGENASE; NITRIC OXIDE; POLYPHENOL; PROPOLIS; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE; SCAVENGER; STEROID; TERPENOID; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTHRITIS; BEE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; EAR EDEMA; EDEMA; ENZYME INHIBITION; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INFLAMMATION; LIPID OXIDATION; MACROPHAGE; MEDLINE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PERITONITIS; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

EID: 83155172773     PISSN: 0102695X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-695X2011005000167     Document Type: Review

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