Immunoactivity of ginsenosides Re and Rg1 that enhances resistance of mice against experimental disseminated candidiasis

Natural Product Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 134-139

  Han, Yongmoon ^a   Jin, Byung Suk ^a   Ko, Sung Kwon ^b   Lee, Jue Hee ^a  

^a Dongduk Women's University   (South Korea)

^b Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Immunoactivity; Protection; Re and Rg1; Red Ginseng

Indexed keywords

ACETONITRILE; ALCOHOL; GINSENOSIDE RE; GINSENOSIDE RG 1; NITRIC OXIDE; WATER;

AGAR GEL DIFFUSION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; FUNGAL CELL; FUNGUS GROWTH; GROWTH INHIBITION; HEAT TREATMENT; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; INFECTION RESISTANCE; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTECTION; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 3042730657     PISSN: 12263907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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