Flavonoids, centaurein and centaureidin, from Bidens pilosa, stimulate IFN-γ expression

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 232-236

  Chang, Shu Lin ^a,b   Chiang, Yi Ming ^a   Chang, Cicero Lee Tian ^a   Yeh, Hsu Hua ^a,b   Shyur, Lie Fen ^a   Kuo, Yueh Hsiung ^c   Wu, Tung Kung ^b   Yang, Wen Chin ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bidens pilosa; Centaureidin; Centaurein; Flavonoid; Interferon gamma

Indexed keywords

BUTANOL; CENTAUREIDIN; CENTAUREIN; FLAVONOID; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NFAT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; BIDENS PILOSA; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; GENE CONSTRUCT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOMODULATION; LEUKEMIA CELL LINE; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE; T LYMPHOCYTE;

BIDENS; FLAVONOIDS; GLUCOSIDES; HUMANS; INTERFERON INDUCERS; INTERFERON TYPE II; JURKAT CELLS; NF-KAPPA B; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SPLEEN; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS; THIAZOLES; TRANSFECTION; UP-REGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIDENS PILOSA;

EID: 34248545485     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2007.03.001     Document Type: Article

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