Consumption of purple sweet potato leaves modulates human immune response: T-lymphocyte functions, lytic activity of natural killer cell and antibody production

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 11, Issue 37, 2005, Pages 5777-5781

  Chen, Chiao Ming ^a,c   Li, Sing Chung ^a   Lin, Ya Ling ^a   Hsu, Ching Yun ^a,b   Shieh, Ming Jer ^a   Liu, Jen Fang ^a  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Immune function; Polyphenol; Purple sweet potato leaves

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; POLYPHENOL;

ADULT; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; CYTOKINE RELEASE; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MALE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NORMAL HUMAN; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PLANT LEAF; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SWEET POTATO; TIME; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 27944493200     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i37.5777     Document Type: Article

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