The effect of safranal, a constituent of Crocus sativus (saffron), on tracheal responsiveness, serum levels of cytokines, total NO and nitrite in sensitized guinea pigs

Pharmacological Reports

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 56-61

  Boskabady, Mohammad Hossein ^a   Byrami, Goltaj ^a   Feizpour, Azadeh ^a  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Inflammatory markers; Safranal; Sensitized animals; Tracheal responsiveness

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; DEXAMETHASONE; GAMMA INTERFERON; HERBACEOUS AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 6; METHACHOLINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE; OVALBUMIN; SAFRANAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CYCLOHEXENE DERIVATIVE; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; TERPENE;

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROCUS SATIVUS; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; IMMUNOREGULATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; TH1 TH2 BALANCE; ANIMAL; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECTS; TRACHEA;

ANIMALS; CYCLOHEXENES; CYTOKINES; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; INTERFERON-GAMMA; INTERLEUKIN-4; MALE; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITES; TERPENES; TRACHEA;

EID: 84899630944     PISSN: 22995684     EISSN: 22995684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pharep.2013.08.004     Document Type: Article

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