Effect of plant extracts on H2O2-induced inflammatory gene expression in macrophages

Journal of Inflammation Research

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 103-112

  Pomari, Elena ^a   Stefanon, Bruno ^a   Colitti, Monica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Inflammation; Nutraceuticals; qRT PCR; RAW264.7 cells

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ARCTIUM LAPPA EXTRACT; CAMELLIA SINENSIS EXTRACT; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; ECHINACEA ANGUSTIFOLIA EXTRACT; ELEUTHEROCOCCUS SENTICOSUS EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; MESSENGER RNA; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR GAMMA; PLANT EXTRACT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS EXTRACT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARCTIUM LAPPA; ARTICLE; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COX2 GENE; DOWN REGULATION; ECHINACEA ANGUSTIFOLIA; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION; IL1 BETA GENE; INFLAMMATION; MACROPHAGE; NF KAPPA B1 GENE; NF KAPPA B2 GENE; NFE2L2 GENE; NONHUMAN; NOS2 GENE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PPAR GAMMA GENE; TNF ALPHA GENE;

EID: 84903269844     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11787031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/JIR.S61471     Document Type: Article

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