Modulation of TNF-α secretion in peripheral blood mononuclear cells by cocoa flavanols and procyanidins

Developmental Immunology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 135-141

  Mao, T K ^a   Van de Water, J ^a   Keen, C L ^b   Schmitz, H H ^c   Gershwin, M E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c MARS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cocoa; Monomers; Peripheral blood mononuclear cells; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; CAFFEINE; CATECHIN; EPICATECHIN; FLAVAN 3 OL; FLAVAN DERIVATIVE; FLAVANOL DERIVATIVE; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ; PROCYANIDIN DERIVATIVE; THEOBROMINE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CACAO; CELL CULTURE; CELL ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOMODULATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIFLAVONOIDS; CACAO; CATECHIN; CELLS, CULTURED; DIMERIZATION; FLAVONOIDS; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; PROANTHOCYANIDINS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 0041312613     PISSN: 10446672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1044667031000137601     Document Type: Article

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