Anti-atherosclerotic function of Astragali Radix extract: downregulation of adhesion molecules in vitro and in vivo

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  You, Yang ^a,b   Duan, Yan ^a   Liu, Shao wei ^a   Zhang, Xiao lin ^a   Zhang, Xiu li ^c   Feng, Jia tao ^c   Yan, Cheng hui ^a   Han, Ya ling ^a,d  

^a SHENYANG NORTHERN HOSPITAL   (China)

^b LIAONING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c DALIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS   (China)

^d GENERAL HOSPITAL OF NORTHERN THEATER COMMAND   (China)

Author keywords

Apolipoprotein E deficient mice; Astragali Radix extract; Atherosclerosis; Vascular cell adhesion molecule 1; Vntercellular adhesion molecule 1

Indexed keywords

ASTRAGALI RADIX EXTRACT; I KAPPA B; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1; PLANT EXTRACT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASCULAR CELL ADHESION MOLECULE 1;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CELL ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DOSE RESPONSE; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME INACTIVATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 84862188064     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-12-54     Document Type: Article

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