Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Alkaloids: An Update from 2000 to 2010
Open Access
- 11 October 2011
- Vol. 16 (10), 8515-8534
- https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules16108515
Abstract
Many natural substances with proven anti-inflammatory activity have been isolated throughout the years. The aim of this review is to review naturally sourced alkaloids with anti-inflammatory effects reported from 2000 to 2010. The assays were conducted mostly in vivo, and carrageenan-induced pedal edema was the most used experimental model. Of the 49 alkaloids evaluated, 40 demonstrated anti-inflammatory activity. Of these the most studied type were the isoquinolines. This review was based on NAPRALERT data bank, Web of Science and Chemical Abstracts. In this review, 95 references are cited.This publication has 76 references indexed in Scilit:
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