Augmentation and proliferation of T lymphocytes and Th-1 cytokines by Withania somnifera in stressed mice

International Immunopharmacology

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1394-1403

  Khan, Beenish ^a   Ahmad, Sheikh Fayaz ^a   Bani, Sarang ^a   Kaul, Anpurna ^a   Suri, K A ^a   Satti, N K ^a   Athar, M ^b   Qazi, G N ^a  

^a CSIR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE   (India)

^b HAMDARD UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Chronic stress; Flow cytometry; Immunophenotyping; Intracellular cytokines; Polymorphonuclear leucocytes

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; PLANT EXTRACT; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DOSE RESPONSE; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STRESS; T LYMPHOCYTE; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; TH1 CELL; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOKINES; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; STRESS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TH1 CELLS; WITHANIA;

EID: 33745966836     PISSN: 15675769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2006.04.001     Document Type: Article

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