Possible immonomodulating activities of carotenoids in in vitro cell culture experiments

International Journal of Immunopharmacology

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 753-758

  Okai, Yasuji ^a   Higashi Okai, Kiyoka ^a  

^a Osaka Kun ei Women's College   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asthaxanthin; Canthaxanthin; Immunomodulating activity; Carotene

Indexed keywords

ASTAXANTHIN; BETA CAROTENE; CANTHAXANTHIN; CAROTENOID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INTERLEUKIN 1ALPHA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; ANTIOXIDANT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; IMMUNOLOGICAL ADJUVANT; INTERLEUKIN 1; XANTHOPHYLL;

ADHERENT CELL; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOMODULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN CELL; THYMOCYTE; ANIMAL; B LYMPHOCYTE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CELL ADHESION; CELL DIVISION; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; IMMUNOLOGY; PERITONEUM; SECRETION; SPLEEN; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; ANTIOXIDANTS; B-LYMPHOCYTES; BETA CAROTENE; CANTHAXANTHIN; CAROTENOIDS; CELL ADHESION; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL DIVISION; INTERLEUKIN-1; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PERITONEUM; SPLEEN; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; XANTHOPHYLLS;

EID: 0030299074     PISSN: 01920561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0192-0561(97)85558-0     Document Type: Article

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