Mechanisms by which licochalcone e exhibits potent anti-inflammatory properties: Studies with phorbol ester-treated mouse skin and lipopolysaccharide-stimulated murine macrophages

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 10926-10943

  Lee, Han Na ^a   Cho, Han Jin ^a   Lim, Do Young ^a   Kang, Young Hee ^a   Lee, Ki Won ^b,c   Park, Jung Han Yoon ^a,c  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Inflammation; Licochalcone E; Mouse skin

Indexed keywords

4 O METHYLPHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; DEXAMETHASONE; I KAPPA B; I KAPPA B ALPHA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; LICOCHALCONE E; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MESSENGER RNA; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 3; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROTEIN C JUN; STRESS ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; SYNAPTOTAGMIN I; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 1; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; AUTACOID; CHALCONE DERIVATIVE; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE; PTGS2 PROTEIN, MOUSE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG STRUCTURE; EAR EDEMA; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME DEGRADATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; FEMALE; GENE TRANSLOCATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION; PROSTAGLANDIN RELEASE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SKIN; ANIMAL; CELL LINE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; EAR; EDEMA; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PHOSPHORYLATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

GLYCYRRHIZA INFLATA; MURINAE; PHTHIRAPTERA;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CELL LINE; CHALCONES; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; DINOPROSTONE; EAR; EDEMA; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MACROPHAGES; MICE; NF-KAPPA B; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RNA, MESSENGER; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SKIN; TETRADECANOYLPHORBOL ACETATE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP-1;

EID: 84878435205     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms140610926     Document Type: Article

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