Immunomodulatory activity of betulinic acid by producing pro-inflammatory cytokines and activation of macrophages

Archives of Pharmacal Research

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1087-1095

  Yun, Yunha ^a   Han, Shinha ^a   Park, Eunjung ^a   Yim, Dongsool ^a   Lee, Sookyeon ^a   Lee, Chong Kil ^c   Cho, Kyunghae ^b   Kim, Kyungjae ^a  

^a Sahmyook University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul Women University   (South Korea)

^c Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Betulinic acid; IL 1 ; Lycopus lucidus; Macrophage; TNF

Indexed keywords

AUTACOID; BETULIC ACID; CYTOKINE; IMMUNOLOGICAL ADJUVANT; PLANT EXTRACT; TRITERPENE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL CULTURE; CELL LINE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LYCOPUS; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTOKINES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; LYCOPUS; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MACROPHAGES, PERITONEAL; MALE; MICE; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT STEMS; TRITERPENES;

EID: 4143063501     PISSN: 02536269     EISSN: 19763786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02994763     Document Type: Article

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