Oral administration of Agaricus brasiliensis S. Wasser et al. (Agaricomycetideae) extract downregulates serum immunoglobulin E levels by enhancing Th1 response

International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 15-24

  Morimoto, Takanobu ^a   Takagi, Michihiro ^a   Mizuno, Masashi ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Agaricus brasiliensis; Atopic dermatitis; Immunoglobulin E (IgE); Interferon (IFN) ; Interleukin (IL) 4; NC Nga mice; Th1 Th2 balance

Indexed keywords

AGARICUS BRASILIENSIS EXTRACT; CD3 ANTIBODY; CONCANAVALIN A; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 4; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY CD28; PICRYL CHLORIDE; POLYSACCHARIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGARICUS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY WEIGHT; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOMODULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MOUSE; MUSHROOM; NONHUMAN; SENSITIZATION; SPLEEN CELL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL;

AGARICUS BRASILIENSIS; MUS;

EID: 39049088550     PISSN: 15219437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/IntJMedMushr.v10.i1.30     Document Type: Article

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