Pharmacological studies on a plant lectin aloctin A. II. Inhibitory effect of aloctin A on experimental models of inflammation in rats.
A glycoprotein, Aloctin A, which was isolated from Aloe arborescens Mill, markedly inhibits adjuvant arthritis in rats and carrageenin-induced edema in rats.
D000504:Aloe; D000818:Animals; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001169:Arthritis, Experimental / Q000188:drug therapy; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004487:Edema / Q000188:drug therapy; D037102:Lectins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D037121:Plant Lectins; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D037102:Lectins; D037121:Plant Lectins; C033193:aloctin A