Immunological and allergenic responses induced by latex fractions of Calotropis procera (Ait.) R.Br.

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 115-122

  Ramos, M V ^a   Aguiar, V C ^a   Melo, V M M ^a   Mesquita, R O ^a   Silvestre, P P ^a   Oliveira, J S ^a   Oliveira, R S B ^a   Macedo, N M R ^a   Alencar, N M N ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Allergy; IgE; Latex proteins; Rubber

Indexed keywords

CALOTROPIS PROCERA EXTRACT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; WATER;

ALLERGENICITY; ALLERGY; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CALOTROPIS PROCERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FRACTIONATION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOLECULAR SIZE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE SKIN ANAPHYLAXIS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RAT; SOLUBILITY; TITRIMETRY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; ANTIGENS, PLANT; BRAZIL; CALOTROPIS; CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, IMMUNOLOGIC; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; LATEX; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; MICE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PASSIVE CUTANEOUS ANAPHYLAXIS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; SOLUBILITY; SOLVENTS; TIME FACTORS; WATER;

CALOTROPIS PROCERA; MUS; RATTUS;

EID: 33947578630     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2006.10.034     Document Type: Article

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