Effects of two Prunella species on lymphocyte proliferation and nitric oxide production

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 157-159

  Harput, U Sebnem ^a   Saracoglu, Iclal ^a   Ogihara, Yukio ^b,c  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NIHON PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antiinflammation; Immunomodulation; Lamiaceae; Macrophages; Nitric oxide; P. Laciniata; Prunella vulgaris; T lymphocytes

Indexed keywords

LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; PRUNELLA EXTRACT; PRUNELLA LACINIATA EXTRACT; PRUNELLA VULGARIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; FEMALE; IMMUNOMODULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MALE; MITOGENESIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PRUNELLA; PRUNELLA LACINIATA; PRUNELLA VULGARIS; SPLEEN CELL; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANIMALS; CELL PROLIFERATION; FEMALE; MACROPHAGES, PERITONEAL; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED ICR; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; PRUNELLA; SPLEEN; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

ANIMALIA; LAMIACEAE; MURINAE; PRUNELLA (ANGIOSPERM); PRUNELLA LACINIATA; PRUNELLA VULGARIS;

EID: 33144467789     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1805     Document Type: Article

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