Asian pear pectin administration during presensitization inhibits allergic response to ovalbumin in BALB/c mice

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 527-534

  Lee, Jae Chang ^a   Pak, Sok Cheon ^b   Lee, Seung Hoo ^b   Na, Chang Su ^c   Lim, Sung Chul ^d   Song, Chang Hun ^d   Bai, Young Hoon ^e   Jang, Chul Ho ^f  

^a Naju College   (South Korea)

^b Hamilton College of Oriental Medicine   (New Zealand)

^c Dongshin University   (South Korea)

^d Chosun University   (South Korea)

^e Chosun University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^f Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE; ANTIGEN; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 5; OVALBUMIN; PECTIN; PLANT EXTRACT; PYRUS PYRIFOLIA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLERGY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS REACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PEAR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; PYRUS PYRIFOLIA; SENSITIZATION; SPLEEN CELL; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3042853074     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/1075553041323867     Document Type: Article

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