Anthocyanins, but not Anthocyanidins, from Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) Alleviate Pruritus via Inhibition of Mast Cell Degranulation

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 77, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  Yamaura, Katsunori ^a   Ishiwatari, Makiko ^a   Yamamoto, Masao ^a,b   Shimada, Maki ^a   Bi, Yuanyuan ^a   Ueno, Koichi ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Pharmaceuticals Dept   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anthocyanidins; Bilberry anthocyanins; Degranulation; Mast cells; Pruritus; Thermal degradation

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCYANIN; PICRYL CHLORIDE; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CHEMISTRY; DEGRANULATION; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MAST CELL; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PATHOLOGY; PRURITUS; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS;

ANIMALS; ANTHOCYANINS; CELL DEGRANULATION; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; MAST CELLS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PICRYL CHLORIDE; PRURITUS; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS;

ANIMALIA; MUS; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS;

EID: 84871183647     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: 17503841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2012.02974.x     Document Type: Article

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