Immunostimulatory and anti-inflammatory polysaccharides from Tripterygium wilfordii: Comparison with organic extracts

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 8-15

  Shao, Di ^a   Dunlop, William D ^a   Lui, Edmund M K ^a   Bernards, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; Immunomodulation; Macrophage; Nitric oxide; Polysaccharide; Therapeutic index; Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; TRIPTERYGIUM WILFORDII EXTRACT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FRACTIONATION; IC 50; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN;

CELASTRACEAE; TRIPTERYGIUM WILFORDII;

EID: 38849088600     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200701729588     Document Type: Article

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