Activation of the immunologic function of rat Kupffer cells by the polysaccharides of Angelica sinensis

Yaoxue Xuebao

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 168-171

  Wang, Jun ^a   Xia, Xue Yan ^a   Peng, Ren Xiu ^a   Chen, Xiao ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Activation; Angelica sinensis polysaccharide; Kupffer cell

Indexed keywords

ANGELICA SINENSIS EXTRACT; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; NITROUS OXIDE; POLYSACCHARIDE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; IMMUNOLOGICAL ADJUVANT; NITRIC OXIDE;

ABSORPTION; ANGELICA SINENSIS; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; KUPFFER CELL; LIVER CELL; LIVER INJURY; LIVER TOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; RAT; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CELL CULTURE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; METABOLISM; WISTAR RAT;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANGELICA SINENSIS; ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; FEMALE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HEPATOCYTES; KUPFFER CELLS; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; POLYSACCHARIDES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 3843094005     PISSN: 05134870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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