Biological effects of natural and recombinant mistletoe lectin and an aqueous mistletoe extract on human monocytes and lymphocytes in vitro

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 255-259

  Elsasser Beile U ^a   Voss, M ^a   Schuhle R ^a   Wetterauer, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cytokine induction; Cytotoxicity; Human lymphocytes and monocytes; Immunomodulation; Mistletoe lectin

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; VISCUM ALBUM LECTIN;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CELL ISOLATION; CELL VIABILITY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYDROLYSIS; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOMODULATION; LYMPHOCYTE; MONOCYTE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RIBOSOME;

ADULT; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTOKINES; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-1; INTERLEUKIN-10; INTERLEUKIN-2; INTERLEUKIN-6; LECTINS; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; LYMPHOCYTES; MIDDLE AGED; MISTLETOE; MONOCYTES; PLANT LECTINS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TISSUE EXTRACTS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; WATER;

VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 0033662221     PISSN: 08878013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1098-2825(20001212)14:6<255::AID-JCLA1>3.0.CO;2-J     Document Type: Article

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