Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities of constituents isolated from Pueraria lobata roots

Archives of Pharmacal Research

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 823-837

  Jin, Seong Eun ^a   Son, You Kyung ^b   Min, Byung Sun ^c   Jung, Hyun Ah ^d   Choi, Jae Sue ^b,e  

^a Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM)   (South Korea)

^b Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

^c Catholic University of Daegu   (South Korea)

^d Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^e Dong Eui University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

3' Hydroxypuerarin; Anti inflammation; Antioxidant; Lupenone; Lupeol; Pueraria lobata

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; 3' HYDROXYPUERARIN; 3' METHOXYPUERARIN; ALLANTOIN; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; COUMESTROL; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; DAIDZEIN; GENISTEIN; GENISTIN; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; LUPENONE; LUPEOL; NITRIC OXIDE; OCTYL GLUCOSIDE; PEROXYNITRITE; PLANT EXTRACT; PUERARIA LOBATA EXTRACT; PUERARIN; PUERAROL; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE; TERT BUTYL HYDROPEROXIDE; TYROSINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; INFLAMMATION; MOUSE; NITRATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT ROOT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PUERARIA LOBATA; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ANTIOXIDANTS; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; MICE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; PUERARIA; RATS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

EID: 84862845344     PISSN: 02536269     EISSN: 19763786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12272-012-0508-x     Document Type: Article

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