Lectin from Tricholoma mongolicum S. Imai (Agaricomycetideae) mycelia stimulates gene expression of immunomodulating cytokines in mouse peritoneal macrophages and splenocytes

International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms

Volumn 7, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 243-248

  Liu, Fang ^a   Ng, Tzi Bun ^b   Wang, Hexiang ^c   Fung, Ming Chiu ^b   Ooi, Vincent Eng Choo ^b  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Immunomodulating cytokines; Lectin; Macrophages; Medicinal mushrooms; Splenocytes; Tricholoma mongolicum

Indexed keywords

COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR 1; CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INTERLEUKIN 1ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN 6ALPHA; LECTIN; RNA; STEM CELL FACTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TRICHOLOMA MONGOLICUM EXTRACT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGARICOMYCETIDAE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IMMUNOMODULATION; MALE; MOUSE; MUSHROOM; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM EXUDATE; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ANALYSIS; SPLEEN CELL; TRICHOLOMA MONGOLICUM S IMAI;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; TRICHOLOMA MONGOLICUM;

EID: 20844452072     PISSN: 15219437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/IntJMedMushr.v7.i12.230     Document Type: Article

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