Anti-diabetic Effects of CCCA, CMESS, and Cordycepin from Cordyceps militaris and the Immune Responses in Streptozotocin-induced Diabetic Mice

Natural Product Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 291-298

  Yun, Yunha ^a   Han, Shinha ^a   Lee, Seungjeong ^b   Ko, Sung Kwon ^c   Lee, Chong Kil ^d   Ha, Nam Joo ^a   Kim, Kyungjae ^a  

^a Sahmyook University   (South Korea)

^b CM Biotec   (South Korea)

^c Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

^d Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anti diabetes; Anti hyperglycemic effect; Cordycepin; Cordyceps militaris; Immune response; Peritoneal macrophages

Indexed keywords

ACARBOSE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CORDYCEPIN; CORDYCEPIN DERIVATIVE; GLUCOSE; NITRIC OXIDE; STREPTOZOCIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORDYCEPS; CORDYCEPS MILITARIS; DRUG ISOLATION; GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS; IMMUNOMODULATION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; SPLEEN CELL; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0346374811     PISSN: 12263907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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