The aqueous extract of Radix Glycyrrhizae stimulates mitogen-activated protein kinases and nuclear factor-κB in Jurkat T-cells and THP-1 monocytic cells

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 263-278

  Chan, Anthony S L ^a   Pang, Haihong ^a   Yip, Eric C H ^a   Tam, Yun K ^b   Wong, Yung H ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b Kinetana International Biotech Pharma Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ca2+; FLIPR; Lymphocytes; MAPK; NF B; Radix Glycyrrhizae

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; GLYCYRRHIZA EXTRACT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38; STRESS ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM MOBILIZATION; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL TYPE; CHEMOTAXIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GLYCYRRHIZA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOMODULATION; INTRACELLULAR SPACE; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MONOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T CELL LEUKEMIA; T LYMPHOCYTE;

CHEMOTAXIS; HUMANS; JURKAT CELLS; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; MONOCYTES; NF-KAPPA B; PHOSPHORYLATION; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 33645056937     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X06003813     Document Type: Article

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