Diosgenin, a steroidal sapogenin, enhances antigen-specific IgG 2a and interferon-γ expression in ovalbumin-sensitized BALB/c mice

Planta Medica

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 421-426

  Jan, Tong Rong ^a   Wey, Shiaw Pyng ^b   Kuan, Chio Chin ^a   Liao, Mei Hsiu ^c   Wu, Hsin Yin ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antibody; Diosgenin; Interferon ; Ovalbumin; T bet

Indexed keywords

DIOSGENIN; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INTERLEUKIN 4; OVALBUMIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 3; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR T BET;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL INFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFLAMMATORY CELL; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIZATION; SPLEEN CELL; T LYMPHOCYTE; TH1 CELL; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; DIOSGENIN; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INTERFERON TYPE II; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; OVALBUMIN; RNA, MESSENGER; TH1 CELLS; TH2 CELLS;

DIOSCOREA POLYSTACHYA; MUS;

EID: 34250330809     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-967169     Document Type: Article

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