Aloe-emodin affects the levels of cytokines and functions of leukocytes from Sprague-Dawley rats

In Vivo

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 505-510

  Yu, Chun Shu ^a   Yu, Fu Shun ^a   Chan, Jack Kai Sheng ^b   Li, Te Mao ^a   Lin, Song Shei ^c   Chen, Ssu Ching ^d   Hsia, Te Chun ^e   Chang, Yung Hsien ^a   Chung, Jing Gung ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c CHUNGTAI INST HLTH SCI TECHNOL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aloe emodin; Cytokines; Leukocytes; Phagocytosis

Indexed keywords

ALOE EMODIN; CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; MESSENGER RNA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; LEUKOCYTE CULTURE; LEUKOCYTE FUNCTION; MACROPHAGE FUNCTION; MALE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; RAT STRAIN;

EID: 33746865220     PISSN: 0258851X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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