Immunomodulatory activities of HERBSnSENSES™ Cordyceps - In vitro and in vivo studies

Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 341-360

  Ka Wai Lee, Sharon ^a   Kwok Wong, Chun ^a   Kai Kong, Siu ^b   Nam Leung, Kwok ^b   Wai Kei Lam, Christopher ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cordyceps Sinensis; Cytokines; Immunomodulatory Agent; Lymphocytes; Monocytes; Traditional Chinese Medicine

Indexed keywords

CD3 ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CORDYCEPS SINENSIS EXTRACT; HERBSNSENSES; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; WATER;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DRUG ACTIVITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOMODULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE; MACROPHAGE; MONOCYTE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPLEEN CELL; SPLENOMEGALY;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; COMPLEX MIXTURES; CORDYCEPS; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; LYMPHOCYTES; MACROPHAGES; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

CORDYCEPS; CORDYCEPS SINENSIS;

EID: 33746850569     PISSN: 08923973     EISSN: 15322513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08923970600809470     Document Type: Article

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