Immunomodulatory effect of Juglans sinensis, Psoralea corylifolia, Cheong-a-hwan extract and cyclosporine A on Th1(IFN-γ)/Th2(IL-4) cytokine balance, eosinophil accumulation in a murine model of asthma

Phytochemistry Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 6-10

  Lee, Young Cheol ^a   Kim, Seung Hyung ^b  

^a Department of Computer and Electronic Physics   (South Korea)

^b Daejeon University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Asthma; Eosinophil; IFN ; IL 4; Juglans sinensis; Psoralea corylifolia

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN A; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 4; JUGLANS SINENSIS EXTRACT; OVALBUMIN; PLANT EXTRACT; PSORALEA CORYLIFOLIA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DISEASE MODEL; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; EOSINOPHIL; HERBAL MEDICINE; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOREGULATION; INHIBITION KINETICS; JUGLANDACEAE; JUGLANS SINENSIS; KOREA; LEGUME; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORALEA; PSORALEA CORYLIFOLIA; SPLEEN CELL; SUPERNATANT; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALIA; CULLEN CORYLIFOLIA; FABACEAE; JUGLANDACEAE; JUGLANS SINENSIS; MURINAE;

EID: 41249085121     PISSN: 18743900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phytol.2007.11.002     Document Type: Article

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