Open AccessAttenuation of reactive oxygen/nitrogen species with suppression of inducible nitric oxide synthase expression in RAW 264.7 macrophages by bark extract of Buchanania lanzan
Author(s) -
Shailasree Sekhar,
K. K. Sampathkumara,
S. R. Niranjana,
Shekar Shetty
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
pharmacognosy magazine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-4062
pISSN - 0973-1296
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1296.153080
Subject(s) - nitric oxide synthase , chemistry , reactive oxygen species , nitric oxide , quercetin , western blot , sodium nitroprusside , reactive nitrogen species , lipopolysaccharide , microbiology and biotechnology , oxidative stress , blot , biochemistry , enzyme , antioxidant , biology , immunology , gene , organic chemistry
Oxidative stress is one of the most critical factors implicated in disease conditions. Buchanania lanzan Spr. (Anacardiaceae) bark powder preparation has been reported for treating an inflammatory condition in the Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India.