Investigation of cytokine expression in human leukocyte cultures with two immune-modulatory homeopathic preparations

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 403-407

  Ramachandran, Cheppail ^a   Nair, P K Raveendran ^a   Clèment, Richard T ^b   Melnick, Steven J ^a  

^a MIAMI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Be Well Homeopathics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACONITUM NAPELLUS EXTRACT; ALCOHOL; ALOE VERA EXTRACT; ANAS BARBARIAE EXTRACT; ANAS CORDIS EXTRACT; ASCLEPIAS VINCETOXICUM EXTRACT; CEDAR LEAF OIL; CONIUM MACULATUM EXTRACT; CYTOKINE; EUPATORIUM PERFOLIATUM EXTRACT; EUPHORBIUM OFFICINARUM EXTRACT; FLU TERMINATOR; GALIUM APARINE EXTRACT; GAMMA INTERFERON; GELSEMIUM EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 4; PHASE 6; PHYTOLACCA DECANDRA EXTRACT; SOLVENT; TARAXACUM OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VISCUM ALBUM EXTRACT;

ACONITUM NAPELLUS; ALOE VERA; ANAS BARBERIAE; ANAS CORDIS; ARTICLE; ASCLEPIAS VINCETOXICUM; CONIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; EUPATORIUM PERFOLIATUM; EUPHORBIUM OFFICINARUM; GALIUM APARINE; GELSEMIUM; GENE EXPRESSION; HERB; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOMODULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; LEUKOCYTE; PHYTOLACCA DECANDRA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TARAXACUM OFFICINALIS; VISCUM ALBUM;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CYTOKINES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HOMEOPATHY; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; INTERLEUKIN-1; INTERLEUKIN-10; INTERLEUKIN-4; LEUKOCYTES; PLANT EXTRACTS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 34249013687     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2007.6292     Document Type: Article

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