Clinical studies of immunomodulatory activities of Yunzhi-Danshen in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 771-776

  Bao, Yi Xi ^a,b   Wong, Chun Kwok ^a   Leung, Sing Fai ^a   Chan, Anthony Tak Cheung ^a   Li, Pok Wai ^a   Wong, Eliza Lai Yi ^a   Leung, Ping Chung ^a   Fung, Kwok Pui ^a   Yin, Yi Bing ^b   Lam, Christopher Wai Kei ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHINESE DRUG; CORIOLUS VERSICOLOR EXTRACT; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 6; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; SALVIA MILTIORRHIZA EXTRACT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTOR 2; YUNZHI DANSHEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORIOLUS VERSICOLOR; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG CAPSULE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EX VIVO STUDY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HELPER CELL; HONG KONG; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; LYMPHOCYTOPENIA; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUPPRESSOR CELL; T LYMPHOCYTE; TREATMENT DURATION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADULT; AGED; CAPSULES; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HONG KONG; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; PHENANTHROLINES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845562267     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2006.12.771     Document Type: Article

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