Angiogenic efficacy of simplified 2-herb formula (NF3) in zebrafish embryos in vivo and rat aortic ring in vitro

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 447-453

  Tse, Ho Yan Gloria ^a   Hui, Michelle Nga Yu ^a   Li, Li ^a   Lee, Simon Ming Yuen ^b   Leung, Anskar Yu Hung ^c   Cheng, Shuk Han ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b University of Macau   (Macao)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Diabetic foot ulcer; FGF; MAPK; Radix Astragali; Radix Rehmanniae; VEGF; Wound healing; Zebrafish embryos

Indexed keywords

B RAF KINASE; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 1; MESSENGER RNA; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; NF 3; PLANT EXTRACT; RADIX ASTRAGALI EXTRACT; RADIX REHMANNIAE EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASCULOTROPIN; VASCULOTROPIN A; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 2;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; CELL CYCLE M PHASE; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; EMBRYO; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIX ASTRAGALI; RAT; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REHMANNIA ROOT; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL; UPREGULATION; VASCULAR RING; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALIA; DANIO RERIO; RATTUS;

EID: 84856006882     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.11.031     Document Type: Article

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