Identification of optimal molecular size of modified Aloe polysaccharides with maximum immunomodulatory activity

International Immunopharmacology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 271-279

  Im, Sun A ^a   Oh, Sun Tack ^a   Song, Sukgil ^a   Kim, Mi Ran ^b   Kim, Dong Seon ^b   Woo, Sung Sick ^b   Jo, Tae Hyung ^b   Park, Young In ^c   Lee, Chong Kil ^a  

^a Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b Uunigen Inc   (South Korea)

^c Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aloe vera; Antitumor activity; Macrophage activation; Polysaccharide

Indexed keywords

CELLULASE; CYTOKINE; NITRIC OXIDE; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMPLANTATION; IN VIVO STUDY; MACROPHAGE; MOLECULAR SIZE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SARCOMA; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRAFILTRATION;

ALOE; ANIMALS; CELL LINE; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; MACROPHAGES; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NEOPLASM TRANSPLANTATION; PHAGOCYTOSIS; POLYSACCHARIDES; SARCOMA 180; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 12344267009     PISSN: 15675769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2004.09.031     Document Type: Article

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