Involvement of the l-arginine-nitric oxide pathway in the antinociception caused by fruits of Prosopis strombulifera (Lam.) Benth.

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 117-122

  Saragusti, Alejandra Cristina ^a   Bustos, Pamela Soledad ^a,b   Pierosan, Luana ^c   Cabrera, José Luis ^a,b   Chiabrando, Gustavo Alberto ^a   Santos, Adair Roberto Soares ^c   Ortega, María Gabriela ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^b Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biologia Vegetal   (Argentina)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antinociception; Formalin test; Leguminosae; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase; Prosopis strombulifera

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALCOHOL; ARGININE NITRIC OXIDE; CHLOROFORM; FORMALDEHYDE; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MORPHINE; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; PROSOPIS STROMBULIFERA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRUIT; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PROSOPIS; PROSOPIS STROMBULIFERA; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ARGENTINA; ARGININE; ASPIRIN; CELL LINE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FRUIT; MACROPHAGES; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MORPHINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; PAIN; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROSOPIS;

ANIMALIA; FABACEAE; MUS; PROSOPIS STROMBULIFERA;

EID: 84857117212     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.12.044     Document Type: Article

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