Stimulating effect of Japanese herbal (Kampo) medicine, Hochuekkito on upper respiratory mucosal immune system

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 459-467

  Kiyohara, H ^a   Nagai, T ^a   Munakata, K ^a   Nonaka, K ^a   Hanawa, T ^a   Kim, S J ^a   Yamada, H ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hochuekkito; Influenza virus; Japanese herbal (Kampo) medicine; Mucosal immune system of upper respiratory tract; Specific antibody response

Indexed keywords

BU ZHONG YI QI TANG; HEMAGGLUTININ; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; INFLUENZA VACCINE; KAMPO; METHOTREXATE; SHI QUAN DA BU TANG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFLUENZA VIRUS; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; MUCOSAL IMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; NOSE CAVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT MUCOSA; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

EID: 33845431358     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ecam/nel030     Document Type: Article

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