Enhancement of peritoneal macrophage phagocytic activity against Leishmania major by garlic (Allium Sativum) treatment

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 333-337

  Ghazanfari, Tooba ^a   Hassan, Zuhair M ^b   Khamesipour, Ali ^c  

^a SHAHED UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Engulfment; Garlic (Allium sativum); Intensity of infection; Leishmania major; Macrophage

Indexed keywords

GARLIC EXTRACT;

AMASTIGOTE; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG SYNTHESIS; GARLIC; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIASIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS; FEMALE; GARLIC; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; IRAN; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MACROPHAGES, PERITONEAL; MEDICINE, ARABIC; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PLANT EXTRACTS; TIME FACTORS;

ALLIUM SATIVUM; ANIMALIA; LEISHMANIA MAJOR;

EID: 31344473697     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2005.08.026     Document Type: Article

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