Immunostimulatory principles from Chlorella pyrenoidosa-Part 1: Isolation and biological assessment in vitro

Phytomedicine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 57-64

  Kralovec, J A ^a   Metera, K L ^a   Kumar, J R ^a   Watson, L V ^a   Girouard, G S ^a   Guan, Y ^a   Carr, R I ^b   Barrow, C J ^a   Ewart, H S ^a  

^a Ocean Nutrition Canada Ltd   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

B cells; Bioassay guided fractionation; Chlorella extract; Immunostimulatory; Macrophages

Indexed keywords

CONCANAVALIN A; CYTOKINE; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; IMMUNOSTIMULATING AGENT; INFLUENZA VACCINE; INTERLEUKIN 6; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; ONC 107; RESPONDIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHLORELLA; CHLORELLA PYRENOIDOSA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; EXTRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MACROPHAGE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN CELL; ULTRAFILTRATION; VACCINATION;

ANIMALS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHLORELLA; CYTOKINES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; MACROPHAGES; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; SPLEEN;

CHLORELLA PYRENOIDOSA;

EID: 33845621119     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2005.09.002     Document Type: Article

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