Anti-inflammatory effects of methyl ursolate obtained from a chemically derived crude extract of apple peels: Potential use in rheumatoid arthritis

Archives of Pharmacal Research

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1487-1495

  Pádua, Tatiana A ^a   De Abreu, Bianca S S C ^a   Costa, Thadeu E M M ^a   Nakamura, Marcos J ^a   Valente, Lígia M M ^b   Henriques, Maria Das Graças ^a   Siani, Antonio C ^a   Rosas, Elaine C ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Apple peels; Ursolic acid; Zimosan induced arthritis

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; METHYL URSOLATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; TRITERPENE;

ANIMAL; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; C57BL MOUSE; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECTS; EDEMA; FRUIT; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MALUS; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; CYTOKINES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EDEMA; FRUIT; MACROPHAGES; MALE; MALUS; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANT EXTRACTS; TRITERPENES;

EID: 84934291799     PISSN: 02536269     EISSN: 19763786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12272-014-0345-1     Document Type: Article

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