title: In vitro anti-inflammatory effect of Carthamus lanatus L.
abstract: The anti-inflammatory activity of four total extracts, their fractions and two main constituents (alpha-bisabolol beta-D-fucopyranoside and luteolin 7-O-glucoside) of Carthamus lanatus L. aerial parts, were assessed in vitro by determining the inhibitory effects on induced human neutrophils. The dichloromethane extract and its water-alcoholic part exhibited the most significant inhibitory effects.
authors.affiliation: H. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Saima
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jalil
authors.forename: Bozhanka
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mikhova
authors.forename: Rilka
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Taskova
authors.forename: Maya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mitova
authors.forename: Helmut
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Duddeck
authors.forename: Muhammad Iqbal
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Choudhary
authors.lastname: Atta-ur-Rahman
mesh_terms: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D031178:Carthamus / Q000737:chemistry*; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D035261:Plant Components, Aerial / Q000737:chemistry; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012997:Solvents
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts; D012997:Solvents