Immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory effects of Kalanchoe brasiliensis

International Immunopharmacology

Volumn 2, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 875-883

  Ibrahim, Tereza ^a   Cunha, Jose Marcos T ^a   Madi, Kalil ^a   Da Fonseca, Lea M B ^a   Costa, Sonia S ^a   Gonçalves Koatz, Vera Lucia ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Immunomodulation; Kalanchoe brasiliensis; Lymphocytes; Medicinal plants; Zymosan

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; INDOMETACIN; KALANCHOE BRASILIENSIS EXTRACT; TECHNETIUM 99M; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZYMOSAN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CELL INFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FOOT PAD; FREEZE DRYING; IMMUNOMODULATION; INFLAMMATION; KALANCHOE BRASILIENSIS; LEG BLOOD FLOW; LEUKOCYTE; LYMPH NODE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CELL DIVISION; INFLAMMATION; KALANCHOE; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MICE; PLANT EXTRACTS; SPLEEN; ZYMOSAN;

EID: 0036317547     PISSN: 15675769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1567-5769(02)00020-6     Document Type: Article

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