Lotus leaf (nelumbo nucifera) and its active constituents prevent inflammatory responses in macrophages via JNK/NF-κB signaling pathway

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 869-889

  Liu, Shing Hwa ^a   Lu, Tien Hui ^c,d   Su, Chin Chuan ^d,e   Lay, Ing Shiow ^c,f   Lin, Hui Yi ^c   Fang, Kai Min ^d,g   Ho, Tsung Jung ^c   Chen, Kuo Liang ^h   Su, Yi Chang ^c   Chiang, Wen Chang ^b   Chen, Ya Wen ^c,d  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY BEIGANG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^g FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^h CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anti Inflammation; JNK; Lipopolysaccharide (LPS); Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn (NNE); NF B

Indexed keywords

ANTHRA[1,9 CD]PYRAZOL 6(2H) ONE; CATECHIN; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; I KAPPA B; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INTERLEUKIN 6; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE PHOSPHATASE; NELUMBO NUCIFERA EXTRACT; QUERCETIN; STRESS ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RELA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; AUTACOID; MESSENGER RNA; NOS2 PROTEIN, MOUSE; PLANT EXTRACT; PTGS2 PROTEIN, MOUSE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; DNA BINDING; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; GENE EXPRESSION; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; IN VITRO STUDY; INFLAMMATION; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NELUMBO NUCIFERA; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WESTERN BLOTTING; ANIMAL; CELL LINE; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; METABOLISM; NELUMBO; PHYSIOLOGY; CELL VIABILITY; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CELL LINE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; INTERLEUKIN-6; JNK MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MACROPHAGES; MICE; NELUMBO; NF-KAPPA B; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; PLANT EXTRACTS; RNA, MESSENGER; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 84904330544     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X14500554     Document Type: Article

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