Garcinia kola extract reduced lipopolysaccharide activation of macrophages using U937 cells as a model

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 792-795

  Okoko, Tebekeme ^a,c   Oruambo, Ibiba F ^b  

^a NIGER DELTA UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^c NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Garcinia kola; Lipopolysaccharide; Macrophage; Phorbol myristate acetate

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; GARCINIA KOLA EXTRACT; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CELL CULTURE; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOMODULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; PLANT SEED; SUPERNATANT;

GARCINIA KOLA;

EID: 41749121219     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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