A herbal formula containing roots of Salvia miltiorrhiza (Danshen) and Pueraria lobata (Gegen) inhibits inflammatory mediators in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages through inhibition of nuclear factor κb (NFκB) pathway

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 776-783

  Cheung, David Wing Shing ^a   Koon, Chi Man ^a   Wat, Elaine ^a   Ko, Chun Hay ^a   Chan, Judy Yuet Wa ^a   Yew, David Tai Wai ^a   Leung, Ping Chung ^a   Chan, Wai Yee ^a   Lau, Clara Bik San ^a   Fung, Kwok Pui ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Anti inflammation; Danshen; Gegen; NF B; Pueraria lobata; Salvia miltiorrhiza

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; I KAPPA B KINASE ALPHA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MESSENGER RNA; MONOCYTE CHEMOTACTIC PROTEIN 1; NITRIC OXIDE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PUERARIA LOBATA EXTRACT; SALVIA MILTIORRHIZA EXTRACT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME DEGRADATION; GENE EXPRESSION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; PUERARIA LOBATA; SALVIA MILTIORRHIZA;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; CYTOKINES; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MACROPHAGES; MICE; NF-KAPPA B; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; PUERARIA; RNA, MESSENGER; SALVIA MILTIORRHIZA;

PUERARIA MONTANA VAR. LOBATA; SALVIA MILTIORRHIZA;

EID: 84872954613     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2012.12.011     Document Type: Article

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