Nigella sativa (black seed) oil does not affect the T-helper 1 and T-helper 2 type cytokine production from splenic mononuclear cells in allergen sensitized mice

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 295-298

  Büyüköztürk, Suna ^a   Gelincik, Asli ^a   Özşeker, Ferhan ^a   Genç, Sema ^a   Şavran, Fatma Oǧuz ^a   Kiran, Bayram ^b   Yillar, Gaye ^b   Erden, Sacide ^a   Aydin, Filiz ^a   Çolakoǧlu, Bahattin ^a   Dal, Murat ^a   Özer, Hakan ^b   Bilir, Ayhan ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Allergy; Asthma; Immunomodulation; Nigella sativa

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; CONCANAVALIN A; CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 4; NIGELLA SATIVA EXTRACT; OIL; OVALBUMIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLACK CUMIN; CANNULA; CELL CULTURE; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESOPHAGUS; IMMUNOMODULATION; JOINT DISLOCATION; MONONUCLEAR CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SENSITIZATION; SPLEEN CELL; SUPERNATANT; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; CONCANAVALIN A; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MONOCYTES; NIGELLA; OVALBUMIN; PLANT OILS; SPLEEN; TH1 CELLS; TH2 CELLS; THYMIDINE;

NIGELLA SATIVA;

EID: 23944498125     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2005.03.007     Document Type: Article

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