Tea pigments inhibit the production of type 1 (TH1) and type 2 (TH2) helper t cell cytokines in CD4+ T cells

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 36-42

  Tomita, Michiyo ^a   Irwin, Kara I ^a   Xie, Zi Jian ^a   Santoro, Thomas J ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

Author keywords

CD4+ T cells; Cytokines; NF B; Tea pigments; Theaflavins

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CD4 ANTIGEN; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5; MESSENGER RNA; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; TEA PIGMENT; THEAFLAVIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SELECTIVITY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOMODULATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPLEEN; TEA; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CONCANAVALIN A; CYTOKINES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-2; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED CBA; NF-KAPPA B; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; RNA, MESSENGER; SPLEEN; TEA; TH1 CELLS; TH2 CELLS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

CAMELLIA; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; MURINAE;

EID: 0036165018     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.834     Document Type: Article

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