Inhibitory effects of geranium essential oil and its major component, citronellol, on degranulation and cytokine production by mast cells.

Kobayashi, Yuko

Inhibitory effects of geranium essential oil and its major component, citronellol, on degranulation and cytokine production by mast cells. [electronic resource] - Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry Jun 2016 - 1172-8 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article

1347-6947

10.1080/09168451.2016.1148573 doi


Acyclic Monoterpenes
Animals
Cell Degranulation--drug effects
Cytokines--antagonists & inhibitors
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases--antagonists & inhibitors
Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
Gene Expression Regulation
Geranium--chemistry
Immunoglobulin E--pharmacology
Male
Mast Cells--cytology
Mice
Mice, Inbred ICR
Monoterpenes--pharmacology
Oils, Volatile--pharmacology
Phosphorylation
Phytolacca americana--chemistry
Plant Extracts--chemistry
Stereoisomerism
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha--genetics