Anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, and apoptotic activities of four plant species used in folk medicine in the Mediterranean basin

Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 65-72

  Amira, Smain ^a   Dade, Martin ^b   Schinella, Guillemo ^b   Ríos, José Luis ^c  

^a FERHAT ABBAS UNIVERSITY   (Algeria)

^b FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory activity; Anti oxidant effects; Apoptotic activity; Calamintha nepeta; Lavandula stoechas; Myrtus communis; Smilax aspera

Indexed keywords

CALAMINTHA NEPETA EXTRACT; INDOMETACIN; LAVANDULA STOECHAS EXTRACT; MYRTUS COMMUNIS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SMILAX ASPERA EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CALAMINTHA NEPETA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG SCREENING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; LAVANDULA STOECHAS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; MYRTLE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; SMILAX ASPERA;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; APOPTOSIS; CELLS, CULTURED; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; HUMANS; LAMIACEAE; LAVANDULA; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MICE; MYRTUS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SMILAX;

EID: 84855393102     PISSN: 1011601X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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