Effects of Citrus unshiu powder on the cytokine balance in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis to pollen

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2852-2855

  Tanabe, Soichi ^a   Kinuta, Yuki ^a   Yasumatsu, Hatsumi ^a   Takayanagi, Masayoshi ^b   Kobayashi, Shoko ^c   Takido, Naondo ^d   Sugiyama, Masanori ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Central Research Laboratory   (Japan)

^c TAKASAKI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Japan)

^d Takido Medical Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anti allergic effect; Citrus unshiu; Cytokine; PBMC; Rhinitis to pollen

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIES; BLOOD; IMMUNIZATION;

ANTIALLERGIC EFFECT; CITRUS UNSHIU; CYTOKINES; RHINITIS;

PATIENT MONITORING;

CYTOKINE; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CITRUS FRUIT; DRUG EFFECT; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MONONUCLEAR CELL; POLLEN; POWDER;

CITRUS; CYTOKINES; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACTS; POLLEN; POWDERS; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL;

CITRUS UNSHIU;

EID: 36448959453     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.70397     Document Type: Article

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