Protective effects of a kampo medicine, Hochu-ekki-to (TJ-41) on lethal malarial infection with Plasmodium chabaudi AS in A/J mice

Journal of Natural Medicines

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 280-287

  Ishih, Akira ^a   Nagata, Toshi ^a   Miyase, Toshio ^b   Ohori, Kaneo ^c   Terada, Mamoru ^a  

^a HAMAMATSU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHIZUOKA   (Japan)

^c Shizuoka Sangyo University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Herbal medicine; Hochu ekki to; IFN ; Plasmodium chabaudi AS

Indexed keywords

BU ZHONG YI QI TANG; CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 4; KAMPO;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HERBAL MEDICINE; INFECTION CONTROL; MALARIA; MALE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM CHABAUDI;

EID: 34548843017     PISSN: 13403443     EISSN: 18610293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11418-007-0146-7     Document Type: Article

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