anti-inflammatory agent
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Anti-inflammatory refers to any drug, substance or mechanism that reduces inflammation by lessening the redness, swelling, fever, or pain and loss of function which are part of bodies inflammatory response. Anti-inflammatory drugs are agents that inhibit action or production of inflammatory mediators such as cytokines, histamines and prostaglandins. These drugs reduce pain by inhibiting mechanisms of inflammation, as opposed to opioids, which affect the central nervous system to block pain.
Research
692,538 papers- Potential therapeutic effects of curcumin, the anti-inflammatory agent, against neurodegenerative, cardiovascular, pulmonary, metabolic, autoimmune and neoplastic diseases.The international journal of biochemistry & cell biology · 2009
- Calcium fructoborate--potential anti-inflammatory agent.Biological trace element research · 2011
- Melatonin as an anti-inflammatory agent in radiotherapy.Inflammopharmacology · 2017
- Doxycycline as an anti-inflammatory agent: updates in dermatology.Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV · 2017
- Vitamin A as an anti-inflammatory agent.The Proceedings of the Nutrition Society · 2002
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Encyclopedic overview
17 sectionsContents
- Clinically approved
- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
- Corticosteroids
- Antileukotrienes
- Monoclonal antibodies
- Colchicine
- Investigational and off-label
- Omega-3 fatty acids
- ''N''-Acetylcysteine
- Melatonin
- Serotonin 5-HT<sub>2A</sub> receptor agonists
- Tetracyclic antibiotics
- Macrolide antibiotics
- Statins
- Curcumin
- References
- External links
Anti-inflammatory refers to any drug, substance or mechanism that reduces inflammation by lessening the redness, swelling, fever, or pain and loss of function which are part of bodies inflammatory response. Anti-inflammatory drugs are agents that inhibit action or production of inflammatory mediators such as cytokines, histamines and prostaglandins. These drugs reduce pain by inhibiting mechanisms of inflammation, as opposed to opioids, which affect the central nervous system to block pain.
Common anti-inflammatory drugs include nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), corticosteroids, antileukotrienes, and monoclonal antibodies.
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