Cymbopogon martinii essential oil and geraniol at noncytotoxic concentrations exerted immunomodulatory/anti-inflammatory effects in human monocytes

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1491-1496

  Murbach Teles Andrade, Bruna Fernanda ^a   Conti, Bruno José ^a   Santiago, Karina Basso ^a   Fernandes, AryJúnior ^a   Sforcin, José Maurício ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cymbopogon martinii; cytokines; essential oil; geraniol; monocytes

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ESSENTIAL OIL; GERANIOL; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTOR; INTERLEUKIN 10; PLANT EXTRACT; TERPENE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

ADULT; CHEMISTRY; CYMBOPOGON; DRUG EFFECTS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MONOCYTE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CYMBOPOGON; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; INTERLEUKIN-10; MIDDLE AGED; MONOCYTES; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT EXTRACTS; TERPENES; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84939898463     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: 20427158     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jphp.12278     Document Type: Article

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