Brazilein, an important immunosuppressive component from Caesalpinia sappan L.

International Immunopharmacology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 426-432

  Ye, Min ^a   Xie, Wei Dong ^b   Lei, Fan ^b   Meng, Zhen ^a   Zhao, Yu Nan ^a   Su, Hui ^a   Du, Li Jun ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL PLANT DEVELOPMENT   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Brazilein; Caesalpinia sappan L.; Immunosuppressive

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BRAZILEIN; CAESALPINIA SAPPAN EXTRACT; CONCANAVALIN A; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CAESALPINIA; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG STRUCTURE; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLAQUE FORMING CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN CELL; THYMUS; THYMUS ATROPHY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; APOPTOSIS; B-LYMPHOCYTES; BENZOPYRANS; CAESALPINIA; CELL PROLIFERATION; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HEMOLYTIC PLAQUE TECHNIQUE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INDENES; ISOANTIBODIES; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; PLANT EXTRACTS; SPLEEN; T-LYMPHOCYTES; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 31044435056     PISSN: 15675769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2005.09.012     Document Type: Article

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