Macrophage activation induced by Orbignya phalerata Mart.

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 53-58

  Nascimento, Flávia R F ^a   Barroqueiro, Elizabeth S B ^a   Azevedo, Ana Paula S ^a   Lopes, Adelson S ^a   Ferreira, Susanne C P ^a   Silva, Lucilene A ^a   MacIel, Márcia C G ^a   Rodriguez, Dunia ^b   Guerra, Rosane N M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MARANHÃO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Babassu mesocarp flour; Macrophages; MHC; Nitric oxide; Orbignya phalerata; TNF

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; CONCANAVALIN A; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; NITRIC OXIDE; ORBIGNYA PHALERATA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL SPREADING; CELL TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORBIGNYA PHALERATA; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ANIMALS; ARECACEAE; BCG VACCINE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C3H; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANT EXTRACTS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

ANIMALIA; ARECACEAE; ORBIGNYA BARBOSIANA; ORBIGNYA PHALERATA;

EID: 27944492368     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2005.06.045     Document Type: Article

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