Effects of Astragalus membranaceus in promoting T-helper cell type 1 polarization and interferon-γ production by up-regulating T-bet expression in patients with asthma

Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 262-267

  Wang, Gang ^a   Liu, Chun Tao ^a   Wang, Zeng Li ^a   Yan, Cun Liang ^b   Luo, Feng Ming ^a   Wang, Lei ^a   Li, Ting Qian ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY SHENZHEN HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Asthma; Astragalus membranaceus; Interferon ; T helper cells; T box expressed in T cells; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

ASTRAGALUS EXTRACT; CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR CCR5; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 4; MESSENGER RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR T BET;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL TYPE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UPREGULATION;

ADULT; ASTHMA; ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS; CELL POLARITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-4; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; RECEPTORS, CCR5; RECEPTORS, CHEMOKINE; RNA, MESSENGER; T-BOX DOMAIN PROTEINS; TH1 CELLS; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 33846158095     PISSN: 16720415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11655-006-0262-y     Document Type: Article

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