Immunomodulatory potential of hydrophobic analogs of rigin and their role in providing protection against Plasmodium berghei infection in mice

International Immunopharmacology

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 843-855

  Dutta, Ranjna C ^a,b   Puri, A ^a   Anand, N ^a  

^a CENTRAL DRUG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Immunomodulator; Lymphocytes; Macrophages; Rigin; Tuftsin

Indexed keywords

AMIDE; N CHOLESTANYLAMINOETHYLRIGINAMIDE; N PALMITOYLAMINOETHYLRIGINAMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYDROPHOBICITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE STATUS; IMMUNOMODULATION; LIPID BILAYER; MALARIA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANIMALS; ETHYLENEDIAMINES; FEMALE; LIPOSOMES; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MACROPHAGES, PERITONEAL; MALARIA; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; TUFTSIN;

EID: 0035071137     PISSN: 15675769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1567-5769(01)00021-2     Document Type: Article

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