Cordyceps sinensis mycelium protects mice from group A streptococcal infection

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 795-802

  Kuo, Chih Feng ^a   Chen, Cheng Chih ^b   Luo, Yueh Hsia ^b   Huang, Robert Y ^b   Chuang, Woei Jer ^b   Sheu, Chia Chin ^c   Lin, Yee Shin ^b  

^a I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Simpson Biotech Co Ltd   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CORDYCEPS SINENSIS EXTRACT; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 12; UREA;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORDYCEPS; CORDYCEPS SINENSIS; DRUG ACTIVITY; IMMUNOMODULATION; MALE; MOUSE; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; SURVIVAL RATE; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; CORDYCEPS; CYTOKINES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; MICE; MYCELIUM; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 23744488671     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.45704-0     Document Type: Article

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