The effects of Fructus Xanthii extract on cytokine release from human mast cell line (HMC-1) and peripheral blood mononuclear cells

Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 543-552

  Zhao, Yu ^a   Yang, Hui ^a   Zheng, Yong B ^a   Wong, Yeuk O ^b   Leung, Ping C ^b  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cytokine; Fructus Xanthii; Human Mast Cell Line

Indexed keywords

GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE; PLANT EXTRACT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; XANTHIUM STRUMARIUM EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL LINE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FRUIT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNITY; INFLAMMATION; MAST CELL; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERNATANT; XANTHIUM;

ANTI-ALLERGIC AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CELL LINE; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTOKINES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; MAST CELLS; PLANT EXTRACTS; TETRADECANOYLPHORBOL ACETATE; TIME FACTORS; XANTHIUM;

EID: 48349127119     PISSN: 08923973     EISSN: 15322513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08923970802135385     Document Type: Article

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