Anti-inflammatory potential of silk sericin

Natural Product Communications

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 501-504

  Aramwit, Pornanong ^a   Towiwat, Pasarapa ^b   Srichana, Teerapol ^c  

^a Department of Pharmacy Practice   (Canada)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Carrageenan; Cyclooxygenase 2; Inflammation; Sericin

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; INDOMETACIN; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE; SERICIN; WATER;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COX 2 GENE; DOSE RESPONSE; DOWN REGULATION; EDEMA; ENZYME INHIBITION; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IN VIVO STUDY; INOS GENE; MACROPHAGE; MALE; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 84876277755     PISSN: 1934578X     EISSN: 15559475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1934578x1300800424     Document Type: Article

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