Acemannan purified from Aloe vera induces phenotypic and functional maturation of immature dendritic cells

International Immunopharmacology

Volumn 1, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1275-1284

  Lee, Jae Kwon ^a   Lee, Myung Koo ^a   Yun, Yeo Pyo ^a   Kim, Youngsoo ^a   Kim, Jong Sik ^b   Kim, Yeong Shik ^b   Kim, Kyungjae ^c   Han, Seong Sun ^a   Lee, Chong Kil ^a  

^a Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Sahmyook University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acemannan; Aloe vera; Dendritic cell; Differentiation

Indexed keywords

ACEMANNAN; ADJUVANT; ALOE VERA EXTRACT; B7 ANTIGEN; CD40 ANTIGEN; CD86 ANTIGEN; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 4; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; SULFATED ACEMANNAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCESSORY CELL; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW CELL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MATURATION; CELL STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DENDRITIC CELL; DRUG ACTIVITY; IMMUNOMODULATION; MIXED LYMPHOCYTE REACTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIMARY IMMUNE RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SULFATION;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ALOE; BONE MARROW CELLS; CELLS, CULTURED; DENDRITES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-12; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; LYMPHOCYTE CULTURE TEST, MIXED; MANNANS; MITOGENS; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 0035010551     PISSN: 15675769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1567-5769(01)00052-2     Document Type: Article

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