Anti-inflammatory effects of carvacrol: Evidence for a key role of interleukin-10

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 699, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 112-117

  Lima, Milena Da Silva ^a   Quintans Júnior, Lucindo J ^b   De Santana, Wagno Alcântara ^c   Martins Kaneto, Carla ^d   Pereira Soares, Milena Botelho ^d,e   Villarreal, Cristiane Flora ^a,e  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SERGIPE   (Brazil)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

^d HOSPITAL SÃO RAFAEL   (Brazil)

^e INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; Carvacrol; Cytokines; Interleukin 10; PGE2

Indexed keywords

CARVACROL; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; DEXAMETHASONE; FREUND ADJUVANT; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; MESSENGER RNA; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTANOID; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EDEMA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; INFLAMMATION; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; INTERLEUKIN-10; INTERLEUKIN-1BETA; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MONOTERPENES; PROSTAGLANDINS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 84871899218     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: 18790712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2012.11.040     Document Type: Article

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