Selective Th1 up-regulating activity of Withania somnifera aqueous extract in an experimental system using flow cytometry

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 107-115

  Bani, Sarang ^a   Gautam, Manish ^b   Sheikh, Fayaz Ahmad ^a   Khan, Beenish ^a   Satti, Narender Kumar ^a   Suri, Krishan Avatar ^a   Qazi, Ghulam Nabi ^a   Patwardhan, Bhushan ^b  

^a CSIR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUNE   (India)

Author keywords

Ashwagandha; Ayurveda; Flow cytometry; Herbal medicine; Immunomodulation; Withania somnifera

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; CYCLOSPORIN A; CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; LEVAMISOLE; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA EXTRACT; WITHANOLIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG POTENTIATION; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HELPER CELL; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL; UPREGULATION; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

ANIMALS; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CYTOKINES; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MICE; PLANT EXTRACTS; TH1 CELLS; WATER; WITHANIA;

ANIMALIA; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

EID: 33745901951     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2006.02.016     Document Type: Article

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