Aged garlic extract prevents a decline of NK cell number and activity in patients with advanced cancer

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Ishikawa, Hideki ^a   Saeki, Tomoko ^a   Otani, Toru ^b   Suzuki, Takaichiro ^b   Shimozuma, Kojiro ^c   Nishino, Hoyoku ^a   Fukuda, Sanae ^d   Morimoto, Kanehisa ^d  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b OSAKA MEDICAL CENTER FOR CANCER AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES   (Japan)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Advanced cancer; Aged garlic extract; Double blind controlled trial; NK cell activity; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

GARLIC EXTRACT; HYDROCORTISONE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; CANCER PREVENTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PANCREAS CANCER; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ALLIUM SATIVUM;

EID: 33644843621     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/136.3.816s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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