Dichotomous effect of a traditional Japanese medicine, Bu-zhong-yi-qi-tang on allergic asthma in mice

International Immunopharmacology

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 857-865

  Ishimitsu, Ryotaro ^a,b   Nishimura, Hitoshi ^a   Kawauchi, Hideyuki ^b   Kawakita, Takuya ^c   Yoshikai, Yasunobu ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KANEBO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asthma; Bu zhong yi qi tang; Th1 Th2 differentiation

Indexed keywords

BU ZHONG YI QI TANG; CYTOKINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; INFLAMMATION; INTERFERON PRODUCTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; SENSITIZATION; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-4; LUNG; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; OVALBUMIN; TH1 CELLS; TH2 CELLS;

EID: 0035071066     PISSN: 15675769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1567-5769(01)00022-4     Document Type: Article

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