Platycodon grandiflorus alleviates DNCB-induced atopy-like dermatitis in NC/Nga mice

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 469-474

  Park, Sang Joon ^a   Lee, Hyang Ae ^b,c   Kim, Jong ^d   Lee, Byoung Seok ^b   Kim, Eun Joo ^b  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^d B and C Biopharm Co Ltd   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Allergic reaction; atopic dermatitis; inflammation; Platycodon grandiflorumm

Indexed keywords

1 CHLORO 2,4 DINITROBENZENE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 13 RECEPTOR ALPHA1; INTERLEUKIN 13 RECEPTOR ALPHA2; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 4; MESSENGER RNA; PLATYCODON GRANDIFLORUM EXTRACT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CELL INFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MAST CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLATYCODON; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; T LYMPHOCYTE; TREATMENT DURATION;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; INFLAMMATION; PLATYCODON GRANDIFLORUMM;

ANIMALS; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DINITROCHLOROBENZENE; MALE; MICE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLATYCODON;

EID: 84865725339     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: 19983751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.99306     Document Type: Article

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