Ginsenoside-Ro enhances cell proliferation and modulates Th1/Th2 cytokines production in murine splenocytes

Yaoxue Xuebao

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 332-336

  Yu, Jun Li ^a   Dou, De Qiang ^b   Chen, Xiao Hong ^a   Yang, Hong Zhen ^a   Hu, Xiao Yan ^b   Cheng, Gui Fang ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

^b SHENYANG PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ginsenoside Ro; IFN ; IL 2; IL 4; Splenocytes

Indexed keywords

CHIKUSETSU SAPONIN; CONCANAVALIN A; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; MESSENGER RNA;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOMODULATION; MALE; MITOGENESIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPLEEN CELL; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL;

ANIMALS; CELL PROLIFERATION; GINSENOSIDES; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-2; INTERLEUKIN-4; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PANAX; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RNA, MESSENGER; SPLEEN;

EID: 20044379979     PISSN: 05134870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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