Glial activation is associated with l-DOPA induced dyskinesia and blocked by a nitric oxide synthase inhibitor in a rat model of Parkinson's disease

M Bortolanza, R Cavalcanti-Kiwiatkoski… - Neurobiology of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract l-3, 4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (l-DOPA) is the most effective treatment for
Parkinson's disease but can induce debilitating abnormal involuntary movements …

Allicin protects spinal cord neurons from glutamate-induced oxidative stress through regulating the heat shock protein 70/inducible nitric oxide synthase pathway

SG Liu, PY Ren, GY Wang, SX Yao, XJ He - Food & function, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Allicin, the main biologically active compound derived from garlic, exerts a broad spectrum
of pharmacological activities and is considered to have therapeutic potential in many …

Hederagenin, a major component of Clematis mandshurica Ruprecht root, attenuates inflammatory responses in RAW 264.7 cells and in mice

CW Lee, SM Park, R Zhao, C Lee, W Chun… - International …, 2015 - Elsevier
Clematis mandshurica Ruprecht root has been used in Asia as a traditional anti-
inflammatory, analgesic, and antitumor agent. Its main active component is hederagenin, a …

[HTML][HTML] Association of nitric oxide synthase and matrix metalloprotease single nucleotide polymorphisms with preeclampsia and its complications

DP Leonardo, DM Albuquerque, C Lanaro… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Preeclampsia is one of the leading causes of maternal and neonatal morbidity
and mortality in the world, but its appearance is still unpredictable and its pathophysiology …

[HTML][HTML] Anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects of pyeongwisan on LPS-stimulated murine macrophages and mouse models of acetic acid-induced writhing response …

YC Oh, YH Jeong, WK Cho, JH Ha, MJ Gu… - International Journal of …, 2015 - mdpi.com
Pyeongwisan (PW) is an herbal medication used in traditional East Asian medicine to treat
anorexia, abdominal distension, borborygmus and diarrhea caused by gastric catarrh, atony …

[HTML][HTML] Anti-inflammatory effects of enzymatic hydrolysates of velvet antler in Raw 264.7 cells in vitro and zebrafish model

SH Lee, HW Yang, Y Ding, Y Wang, YJ Jeon… - EXCLI …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Enzymatic hydrolysis has been successfully used for the extraction of numerous biologically
active components from a wide variety of natural sources. In the present study, velvet antler …

[HTML][HTML] Rhododendron album Blume inhibits iNOS and COX-2 expression in LPS-stimulated RAW264. 7 cells through the downregulation of NF-κB signaling

JW Park, OK Kwon, JH Kim, SR Oh… - International …, 2015 - spandidos-publications.com
Rhododendron album Blume (RA) has traditionally been used as an herbal medicine and is
considered to have anti-inflammatory properties. In the present study, we screened RA …

[HTML][HTML] Oral administration of cytosolic PLA2 inhibitor arachidonyl trifluoromethyl ketone ameliorates cauda equina compression injury in rats

M Khan, A Shunmugavel, TS Dhammu… - Journal of …, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Background Phospholipase A2 (PLA2)-derived proinflammatory lipid mediators
such as prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), leukotrienes B4 (LTB4), lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) …

Inhibitory Effects of Epimedium Herb on the Inflammatory Response In Vitro and In Vivo

YC Oh, YH Jeong, WK Cho, JH Ha… - The American Journal …, 2015 - World Scientific
Epimedium Herb (EH) is a medicinal herb used in traditional Eastern Asia. In this study
described, we investigated the biological effects of Epimedium Herb water extract (EHWE) …

Origin of endogenous nitric oxide released in the nucleus accumbens under real-time in vivo conditions

H Prast, A Hornick, MM Kraus, A Philippu - Life sciences, 2015 - Elsevier
Aims Nitric oxide (NO), is a simple but multifarious molecule. It is implicated in physiological
and pathological processes within the striatum, mainly in the nucleus accumbens (NAc). The …