Isoeleutherin and eleutherinol, naturally occurring selective modulators of Th cell-mediated immune responses

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 371, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 278-282

  Hong, Jeong Ho ^a   Yu, Eun Sun ^b   Han, Ah Reum ^b   Nam, Joo Won ^b   Seo, Eun Kyoung ^b   Hwang, Eun Sook ^b  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Eleutherin; Eleutherinol; IFN ; IL 2; Isoeleutherin; Naphthopyran; Naphthoquinone; T helper cell

Indexed keywords

1,4 NAPHTHOQUINONE DERIVATIVE; CYTOKINE; ELEUTHERIN; ELEUTHERIN DERIVATIVE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 2; ISOELEUTHERIN; PYRAN DERIVATIVE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR T BET;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHIRALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HELPER CELL; INTERFERON PRODUCTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; TH1 CELL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD4; CYTOKINES; FURANS; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-2; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MICE; NAPHTHOLS; NAPHTHOQUINONES; PYRANS; PYRONES; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL; T-BOX DOMAIN PROTEINS; T-LYMPHOCYTES, HELPER-INDUCER; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 43049173714     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.04.060     Document Type: Article

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