Cytokine production by human lymphocytes stimulated by a herbal compound containing Bupleurum (KY88 LIVER LIVO)

Acta Pharmacologica Sinica

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 140-144

  Chow, Wing Cheong Louis ^a   Loo, Tjing Yung ^a   Sham, Shun Tong Jonathan ^a  

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Author keywords

Bupleurum; Chinese traditional medicine; Interleukins; KY88 LIVER LIVO; Lymphocyte proliferation; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; HERBACEOUS AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 6; KY88; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BUPLEURUM; CELL CULTURE; CELL ISOLATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOMODULATION; LYMPHOCYTE; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SUPERNATANT;

EID: 0037309653     PISSN: 16714083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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