A pharmacological perspective on the use of Brazilian Red Propolis and its isolated compounds against human diseases

European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 110, Issue , 2016, Pages 267-279

  Freires, Irlan Almeida ^a   De Alencar, Severino Matias ^b   Rosalen, Pedro Luiz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; Antimicrobial; Antioxidant; Antiproliferative; Isoflavones; Red propolis

Indexed keywords

BRAZILIAN RED PROPOLIS; PROPOLIS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; ISOFLAVONE DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTICARIES EFFECT; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIPROLIFERATIVE ACTIVITY; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; FUNCTIONAL FOOD; GEOGRAPHIC MAPPING; IMMUNOMODULATION; MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; ANIMAL; BEE; BRAZIL; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMISTRY; DRUG DEVELOPMENT; DRUG EFFECTS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BEES; BRAZIL; CELL PROLIFERATION; DRUG DISCOVERY; HUMANS; ISOFLAVONES; PROPOLIS;

EID: 84976358900     PISSN: 02235234     EISSN: 17683254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2016.01.033     Document Type: Review

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