Immunomodulating effects of fractioned polysaccharides isolated from Yu-Ping-Feng-Powder in cyclophosphamide-treated mice

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 631-641

  Chen, Xiang Tao ^a,b   Li, Jun ^b   Wang, Hui Li ^c   Cheng, Wen Ming ^c   Zhang, Lei ^b   Ge, Jin Fang ^b  

^a ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ANHUI UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese medicinal herbs; Immunomodulating; Polysaccharides; Yu Ping Feng Powder

Indexed keywords

1 FLUORO 2,4 DINITROBENZENE; CONCANAVALIN A; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; POLYSACCHARIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YU PING FENG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG ACTIVITY; HEMOLYSIS; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; SPLEEN CELL; T LYMPHOCYTE; TH1 CELL;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-2; INTERLEUKIN-4; MACROPHAGES, PERITONEAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MITOGENS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; POLYSACCHARIDES; POWDERS; SPLEEN;

EID: 33749503954     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X06004168     Document Type: Article

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