Beta-sitosterol and beta-sitosterol glucoside stimulate human peripheral blood lymphocyte proliferation: Implications for their use as an immunomodulatory vitamin combination

International Journal of Immunopharmacology

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 693-700

  Bouic, P J D ^a,b   Etsebeth, S ^a   Liebenberg, R W ^a,b   Albrecht, C F ^a   Pegel, K ^c   Van Jaarsveld, P P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

^b Essential Sterolin Products   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Beta sitosterol; Beta sitosterol gluicoside; Immunomodulation; Lymphocyte proliferation

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; HLA DR ANTIGEN; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ; PHYTOSTEROL; SITOGLUSIDE; SITOSTEROL;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; COCULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOMODULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR CELL;

EID: 0030433856     PISSN: 01920561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0192-0561(97)85551-8     Document Type: Article

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