Activation of dendritic cells by an aqueous mistletoe extract and mistletoe lectin-3 in vitro

Anticancer Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1 A, 2002, Pages 267-274

  Stein, Gerburg M ^a   Büdssing, Arndt ^a   Schietzel, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Co stimulatory molecules; Dendritic cells; Mistletoe extract; Mistletoe lectin; Monocytes

Indexed keywords

CD1 ANTIGEN; CD86 ANTIGEN; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 1; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; MISTLETOE LECTIN 3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VISCUM ALBUM EXTRACT; VISCUM ALBUM LECTIN;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL POPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MONOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTIGENS, CD; ANTIGENS, CD86; CELL SURVIVAL; DENDRITIC CELLS; GRANULOCYTE-MACROPHAGE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; INTERLEUKIN-4; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MISTLETOE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PLANT PROTEINS; TOXINS, BIOLOGICAL; WATER;

EID: 0036244298     PISSN: 02507005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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