In vitro immunomodulatory activity and in vivo anti-inflammatory and analgesic potential with gastroprotective effect of the Mediterranean red alga Laurencia obtusa

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 2486-2495

  Lajili, Sirine ^a,b   Deghrigue, Monia ^a   Bel Haj Amor, Haifa ^a   Muller, Christian D ^b   Bouraoui, Abderrahman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Flavonoids; flow cytometry; inflammation; phenolics; TNF inhibitory activity

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; FLAVONOID; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTOR; PROTECTIVE AGENT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAURENCIA; MALE; MOUSE; RAT; STOMACH MUCOSA; TUMOR CELL LINE; WISTAR RAT;

ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; FEMALE; FLAVONOIDS; GASTRIC MUCOSA; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; LAURENCIA; MALE; MICE; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 84964433651     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13880209.2016.1160937     Document Type: Article

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