Augmentation of immune cell activity against tumor cells by Rauwolfia radix

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 365-372

  Jin, Guang Bi ^a   Hong, Tie ^a   Inoue, Satoshi ^a   Urano, Tomohiko ^a   Cho, Shigefumi ^a   Otsu, Koji ^b   Kitahara, Maya ^a   Ouchi, Yasuyoshi ^a   Cyong, Jong Chol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Activated T cells; Cytotoxicity; Heat shock protein (HSP); Rauwolfia radix; Survival period

Indexed keywords

CONCANAVALIN A; DRINKING WATER; GAMMA INTERFERON; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; RAUWOLFIA EXTRACT; RESERPINE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SURVIVAL TIME; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; TUMOR CELL; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; C57BL MOUSE; CELL CULTURE; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMISTRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HEAT SHOCK RESPONSE; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; METABOLISM; NEOPLASM; PATHOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; RAUWOLFIA; T LYMPHOCYTE; TIME; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMAL; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL SURVIVAL; CONCANAVALIN A; CYTOTOXICITY, IMMUNOLOGIC; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS 70; HEAT-SHOCK RESPONSE; HUMAN; INTERFERON TYPE II; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NEOPLASMS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; RAUWOLFIA; RESERPINE; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TIME FACTORS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR; ANIMALS; HSP70 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; HUMANS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 0035996873     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(02)00123-X     Document Type: Article

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