Hydroalcoholic extract of rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) and its constituent carnosol inhibit formalin-induced pain and Inflammation in mice

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 309-316

  Emami, F ^a   Ali Beig, H ^a   Farahbakhsh, S ^a   Mojabi, N ^b   Rastegar Moghadam, B ^a   Arbabian, S ^a   Kazemi, M ^b   Tekieh, E ^b   Golmanesh, L ^b   Ranjbaran, M ^b   Jalili, C ^c   Noroozzadeh, A ^b   Sahraei, H ^b  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b BAQIYATALLAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c KERMANSHAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Carnosol; Cyclooxygenase enzyme; Formalin test; Pain; Rosemary

Indexed keywords

ABIETANE DERIVATIVE; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CARNOSOL; CORTICOSTERONE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; FORMALDEHYDE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PLANT EXTRACT; PTGS1 PROTEIN, MOUSE; PTGS2 PROTEIN, MOUSE; SOLVENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; DISEASE MODEL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ENZYMOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PAIN; PHYTOTHERAPY; ROSMARINUS; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ALCOHOLS; ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CORTICOSTERONE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITORS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DITERPENES, ABIETANE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FORMALDEHYDE; INFLAMMATION; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; PAIN; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; ROSMARINUS; SOLVENTS;

ANIMALIA; MUS; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS;

EID: 84875453591     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2013.309.316     Document Type: Article

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