Immunomodulatory activities of kolaviron, a mixture of three related biflavonoids of Garcinia kola Heckel

Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 317-332

  Nworu, C S ^a   Akah, P A ^a   Esimone, C O ^a   Okoli, C O ^a   Okoye, F B C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Garcinia kola; Immunomodulation; Immunorestorative; Kolaviron; Leukopoiesis; Wound Healing

Indexed keywords

BIFLAVONOID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; GARCINIA KOLA EXTRACT; KOLAVIRON; LEVAMISOLE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT CLASSICAL PATHWAY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; EPITHELIZATION; FEMALE; GARCINIA KOLA; GUINEA PIG; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LEUKOPENIA; LEUKOPOIESIS; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SHEEP ERYTHROCYTE; SURGICAL WOUND; TREATMENT DURATION; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM PROTEINS; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; FLAVONOIDS; GARCINIA KOLA; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LEUKOPENIA; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALIA; CLUSIACEAE; GARCINIA KOLA; OVIS ARIES; RATTUS;

EID: 45849139375     PISSN: 08923973     EISSN: 15322513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08923970801925430     Document Type: Article

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