Inhibition of mite-induced immunoglobulin E synthesis, airway inflammation, and hyperreactivity by herbal medicine STA-1

Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 683-695

  Chang, Tung Ti ^a   Huang, Chieh Chen ^b   Hsu, Ching Hsiang ^a,c  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Airway Hyperreactivity; Allergy; Immunoglobulin E; Traditional Chinese Medicine

Indexed keywords

9,11 EPITHIO 11,12 METHANOTHROMBOXANE A2; ALLERGEN; ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; CHINESE DRUG; CORTEX MOUTAN RADICIS EXTRACT; FRUCTUS CORNI EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2A; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; PORIA EXTRACT; RADIX DIOSCOREAE EXTRACT; RADIX GLYCYRRHIZAE EXTRACT; RADIX OPHIOPOGONIS EXTRACT; RADIX PANACIS QUINQUEFOLII EXTRACT; RADIX REHMANNIAE PREPARATA EXTRACT; RHIZOMA ALISMATIS EXTRACT; STA 1; STA 1 EXTRACT; TUBER PINELLIA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGIC REACTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICINAL PLANT; MITE; MOUSE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; SENSITIZATION;

AEROSOLS; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ANIMALS; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; CELL COUNT; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INFLAMMATION; LETHAL DOSE 50; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C;

ACARI; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; MURINAE;

EID: 33845898460     PISSN: 08923973     EISSN: 15322513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08923970601067409     Document Type: Article

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