Effect of Theobroma cacao flavonoids on immune activation of a lymphoid cell line

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 859-866

  Ramiro, Emma ^a   Franch, Àngels ^a   Castellote, Cristina ^a   Andrés Lacueva, Cristina ^a   Izquierdo Pulido, Maria ^a   Castell, Margarida ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cocoa; Epicatechin; IL 2; Lymphocyte

Indexed keywords

EPICATECHIN; FLAVONOID; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN 4; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE; CARCINOGEN; CATECHIN; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CACAO; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DRUG INHIBITION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LYMPHOID CELL LINE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; ANIMAL; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; METABOLISM; MOUSE; T LYMPHOCYTE; TUMOR CELL LINE;

THEOBROMA CACAO;

ANIMALS; CACAO; CARCINOGENS; CATECHIN; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SURVIVAL; FLAVONOIDS; INTERLEUKIN-2; INTERLEUKIN-4; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MICE; RECEPTORS, INTERLEUKIN-2; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TETRADECANOYLPHORBOL ACETATE;

EID: 24044449997     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN20051443     Document Type: Article

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