Inhibition of interleukin-12 production in lipopolysaccharide- activated mouse macrophages by hpyericin, an active component of Hypericin perforatum

Planta Medica

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 364-366

  Kang, B Y ^a,b   Chung, S W ^a   Kim, T S ^a,b  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^b GenoCheck Co Ltd   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; HYPERICIN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; INTERLEUKIN 12;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG USE; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; IMMUNOMODULATION; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CELLS, CULTURED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HYPERICUM; INTERLEUKIN-2; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MACROPHAGES; MICE; MICE, INBRED DBA; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SPLEEN;

ANIMALIA; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM;

EID: 0034955273     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-14333     Document Type: Article

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