Homeopathic Rhus toxicodendron treatment increased the expression of cyclooxygenase-2 in primary cultured mouse chondrocytes

Homeopathy

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 248-253

  Huh, Yun Hyun ^a   Kim, Meong Ju ^b   Yeo, Myeong Gu ^b  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

^b Nambu University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cyclooxygenase 2 (COX 2); Immunoblot analysis; MTT assay; Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2); Rhus toxicodendron (Rhus tox); RT PCR; Type II collagenase (col II)

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 2; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; POISON IVY EXTRACT; PROSTAGLANDIN E2;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL DEDIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; HOMEOPATHY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INFLAMMATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POISON IVY; PRIMARY CELL CULTURE; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SECRETION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

CYCLOOXYGENASE-2 (COX-2); IMMUNOBLOT ANALYSIS; MTT ASSAY; PROSTAGLANDIN E2 (PGE2); RHUS TOXICODENDRON (RHUS TOX); RT-PCR; TYPE II COLLAGENASE (COL-II);

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CHONDROCYTES; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; CYTOTOXINS; DINOPROSTONE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MATERIA MEDICA; MICE; PLANT PREPARATIONS; TOXICODENDRON;

EID: 84884209672     PISSN: 14754916     EISSN: 14764245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.homp.2013.07.001     Document Type: Article

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