Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of Algerian Thymelaea microphylla Coss. and Dur. extracts

Pharmacognosy Magazine

Volumn 12, Issue 47, 2016, Pages 203-210

  Dehimi, Khadidja ^a   Speciale, Antonio ^b   Saija, Antonina ^b   Dahamna, Saliha ^a   Raciti, Roberto ^b   Cimino, Francesco ^b   Cristani, Mariateresa ^b  

^a FERHAT ABBAS UNIVERSITY   (Algeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cyclooxygenase 2; Inflammation; Medicinal plant; Oxidative stress; Radical scavenger activity; Thymelaea microphylla; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; ALCOHOL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; BUTYLCRESOL; CAFFEIC ACID; CYTOPROTECTIVE AGENT; ENDOTHELIAL LEUKOCYTE ADHESION MOLECULE 1; FERULIC ACID; GALLIC ACID; GLUCOSIDE; HEXANE; INDOMETACIN; KAEMPFEROL; LIGNAN; LUTEOLIN; NIMESULIDE; PARA COUMARIC ACID; PLANT EXTRACT; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; TERPENE; THROMBOXANE B2; THYMELAEA MICROPHYLLA EXTRACT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ALGERIAN; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CELL PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SCREENING; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC50; LEUKOCYTE ADHERENCE; MEDICINAL PLANT; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; THYMELAEA MICROPHYLLA; THYMELAEACEAE; UMBILICAL VEIN ENDOTHELIAL CELL; UPREGULATION;

EID: 84978977047     PISSN: 09731296     EISSN: 09764062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.186345     Document Type: Article

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