Serum levels of IL-12 and the production of IFN-gamma, IL-2 and IL-4 by peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) in cancer patients treated with Viscum album extract

Biomedicine and Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 305-310

  Kovacs, E ^a  

^a Society for Cancer Research   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cancer; Immunomodulator; Th1 cytokine; Th2 cytokine

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; VISCUM ALBUM EXTRACT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CELL CULTURE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOMODULATION; MALE; MONOCYTE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM;

EID: 0033856293     PISSN: 07533322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0753-3322(00)80052-9     Document Type: Article

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