The methanol extract of Azadirachta indica A. juss leaf protects mice against lethal endotoxemia and sepsis

Biomolecules and Therapeutics

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 96-103

  Kim, Woong Hyun ^a   Song, Hyun Ok ^a   Jin, Chun Mei ^a   Hur, Jong Moon ^b   Lee, Hwa Sung ^b   Jin, Han Yong ^a   Kim, Sung Yeon ^c   Park, Hyun ^a  

^a Wonkwang University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Globalherb Co Ltd   (South Korea)

^c Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Azadirachta indica A. juss; LPS; No; Rutin; Sepsis; TNF

Indexed keywords

AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; METHANOL; NITRIC OXIDE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOTOXEMIA; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LETHALITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PROTECTION; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEPSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 84863144655     PISSN: 19769148     EISSN: 20054483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4062/biomolther.2012.20.1.096     Document Type: Article

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