Different effects of arborinine alkaloid obtained from Brazilian Erthela baihensis on spleen and thymus cells stimulated in vitro with different mitogens

Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 361-376

  Roseghini, R ^a   Moreira, P ^a   Vale, V ^a   Pinheiro, A M ^a   Costa, J F O ^b   Bittencourt, T ^a   Nascimento, I ^a   Schaer, R ^a   Velozo, E ^a   El Bacha R ^a   Meyer, R ^a   Freire, S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acridones; Alkaloids; Apoptosis; Arborinine; Mitogens

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; ARBORININE; CONCANAVALIN A; ERTHELA BAIHENSIS EXTRACT; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 10; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MITOGENIC AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; THYMIDINE; TRITIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DRUG EFFECT; ERTHELA BAIHENSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; POKEWEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SPLEEN CELL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THYMOCYTE;

ALKALOIDS; ANIMALS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-10; MALE; MITOGENS; PLANTS; QUINAZOLINES; QUINAZOLINONES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPLEEN; THYMUS GLAND;

MURINAE; PHYTOLACCACEAE;

EID: 33746854294     PISSN: 08923973     EISSN: 15322513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08923970600809579     Document Type: Article

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