Oral administration of aqueous extract of Carthami Flos induces macrophage activation and preferentially potentiates type 1 helper T-cell response in vivo

Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 187-200

  Choi, Youn Hwa ^a   Do, Jeong Su ^a   Seo, Hyo Jung ^a   Hwang, Jin Ki ^a   Kim, Jun Hee ^a   Song, Eun Jung ^a   Nam, Sang Yun ^a  

^a Jeonju University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Carthami Flos; Cytokine; Macrophage; T cell; TH1 2

Indexed keywords

CD3 ANTIGEN; GAMMA INTERFERON; HEMOCYANIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2A; INTERLEUKIN 5; PLANT EXTRACT; STAT4 PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HELPER CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOMODULATION; IN VIVO STUDY; LYMPH NODE; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFFLOWER; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANIMALS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTOKINES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LYMPH NODES; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MACROPHAGES; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS; T-LYMPHOCYTES; T-LYMPHOCYTES, HELPER-INDUCER;

FLOS; MUS;

EID: 34548617186     PISSN: 08923973     EISSN: 15322513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08923970701511892     Document Type: Article

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