Extract of Pelargonium sidoides (EPs® 7630) improves phagocytosis, oxidative burst, and intracellular killing of human peripheral blood phagocytes in vitro

Phytomedicine

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 46-51

  Conrad, Andreas ^a   Hansmann, Cathrin ^a   Engels, Inge ^a   Daschner, Franz D ^a   Frank, Uwe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

EPs 7630; Flow cytometry; Intracellular killing; Oxidative burst; Pelargonium sidoides; Phagocytosis

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CALCEIN; CALCEIN ACETOXYMETHYLESTER; EPS 7630; HYDROETHIDINE; PELARGONIUM SIDOIDES EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL CULTURE; CELL KILLING; CELL SURVIVAL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFECTION; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PELARGONIUM; PELARGONIUM SIDOIDES; PHAGOCYTE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY BURST; TIME; YEAST CELL;

ANIMALS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FLOW CYTOMETRY; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; PELARGONIUM; PHAGOCYTES; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RESPIRATORY BURST; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; PELARGONIUM SIDOIDES;

EID: 33846847975     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2006.11.016     Document Type: Article

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