Anti-inflammatory activity of (+)-usnic acid

(+)-Usnic acid, isolated from the lichen Roccella montagnei, showed a dose-dependent anti-inflammatory activity when tested on rats, employing acute and chronic models.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Fitoterapia 2000-09, Vol.71 (5), p.564-566
Hauptverfasser:	Vijayakumar, C.S., Viswanathan, S., Kannappa Reddy, M., Parvathavarthini, S., Kundu, A.B., Sukumar, E.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	(+)-Usnic acid Animals Anti-inflammatory activity Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal - administration & dosage Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal - pharmacology Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal - therapeutic use Benzofurans - administration & dosage Benzofurans - pharmacology Benzofurans - therapeutic use Biological and medical sciences Bones, joints and connective tissue. Antiinflammatory agents Carrageenan Dose-Response Relationship, Drug Edema - chemically induced Edema - prevention & control Female Fungi General pharmacology Gossypium Granuloma, Foreign-Body - prevention & control Humans Ibuprofen Male Medical sciences Pharmacognosy. Homeopathy. Health food Pharmacology. Drug treatments Plants, Medicinal Rats Rats, Wistar Roccella montagnei
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Zusammenfassung:	(+)-Usnic acid, isolated from the lichen Roccella montagnei, showed a dose-dependent anti-inflammatory activity when tested on rats, employing acute and chronic models.
ISSN:	0367-326X
DOI:	10.1016/S0367-326X(00)00209-4