Suppression of T lymphocyte activity by lupeol isolated from Crataeva religiosa

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 279-287

  Bani, Sarang ^a   Kaul, Anpurna ^a   Khan, Beenish ^a   Ahmad, Sheikh Fayaz ^a   Suri, K A ^a   Gupta, B D ^a   Satti, N K ^a   Qazi, G N ^a  

^a CSIR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE   (India)

Author keywords

CD4 T helper cells; CD8 T cells; Cytokines; Flow cytometry

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; LUPEOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS;

ANIMALS; CAPPARACEAE; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HYPERSENSITIVITY, DELAYED; IMMUNOASSAY; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-2; INTERLEUKIN-4; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PHAGOCYTOSIS; TRITERPENES;

ANIMALIA; CRATAEVA;

EID: 33645953625     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1852     Document Type: Article

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