Anti-inflammatory and anti-granuloma activity of Berberis aristata DC. in experimental models of inflammation

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 155-161

  Kumar, Rohit ^a   Gupta, Yogendra Kumar ^a   Singh, Surender ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Complete Freund's adjuvant; inflammation; macrophage; pro inflammatory cytokines

Indexed keywords

BERBERIS ARISTATA HYDROALCOHOLIC EXTRACT; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; PLANT EXTRACT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTOR 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CYTOKINE;

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BERBERIS ARISTATA; CARRAGEENAN-INDUCED PAW EDEMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTTON PELLET-INDUCED GRANULOMA; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; ANIMAL; BERBERIS; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; GRANULOMA; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BERBERIS; CYTOKINES; GRANULOMA; INFLAMMATION; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 84962028714     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: 19983751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.178831     Document Type: Article

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