Antinociceptive Activities and the Mechanisms of Anti-Inflammation of Asiatic Acid in Mice

Asiatic acid (AA), a pentacyclic triterpene compound in the medicinal plant Centella asiatica, was evaluated for antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory effects. Treatment of male ICR mice with AA significantly inhibited the numbers of acetic acid-induced writhing responses and the formalin-induced pa...

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Main Authors: Huang, Shyh-Shyun, Chiu, Chuan-Sung, Chen, Hsien-Jung, Hou, Wen-Chi, Sheu, Ming-Jyh, Lin, Ying-Chih, Shie, Pei-Hsin, Huang, Guan-Jhong
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3092715/