Immunomodulating effects of "Tien-Hsien liquid" on peripheral blood mononuclear cells and T-lymphocytes from patients with recurrent aphthous ulcerations

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 221-234

  Sun, Andy ^a,b   Chia, Jean San ^a,b,c   Wang, Won Bo ^b   Chiang, Chun Pin ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chinese medicinal herbs; Cordyceps sinensis; Oldenlandia diffusae; Peripheral blood mononuclear cells; Recurrent aphthous ulcerations; T lymphocytes; Tien Hsien liquid

Indexed keywords

ASTRAGALUS EXTRACT; ATRACTYLODES EXTRACT; BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; CHINESE DRUG; CLEMATIDIS EXTRACT; CORDYCEPS SINENSIS EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTARALDEHYDE; GLYCYRRHIZA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; INDIGO EXTRACT; LIGUSTRUM LUCIDUM EXTRACT; MARGARITA EXTRACT; OLDENLANDIA DIFFUSA EXTRACT; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ; PLANT EXTRACT; POGOSTEMON CABLIN EXTRACT; POLYPORUS UMBELLATUS EXTRACT; SOLANUM NIGRUM EXTRACT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ENTEROTOXIN B; STREPTOCOCCUS ANTIGEN; TETANUS TOXOID; TRICHOSANTHIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTRAGALUS PLANT; ATRACTYLODES; CELL ISOLATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STIMULATION; CLEMATIDIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORDYCEPS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GINSENG; GLYCYRRHIZA; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; INCUBATION TIME; INDIGO; LIGUSTRUM; LIQUID; MALE; MARGARITA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUTH ULCER; OLDENLANDIA; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; POGOSTEMON CABLIN; POLYPORUS; RECURRENT DISEASE; SOLANUM NIGRUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; T LYMPHOCYTE; TREATMENT PLANNING; TRICHOSANTHIS;

CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL DIVISION; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; STOMATITIS, APHTHOUS; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 3543019185     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X04001886     Document Type: Article

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