Effect of CVT-E002™ (COLD-fX®) versus a ginsenoside extract on systemic and gut-associated immune function

International Immunopharmacology

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1134-1142

  Biondo, Patricia D ^a   Goruk, Susan ^a   Ruth, Megan R ^a   O'Connell, Erin ^a   Field, Catherine J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

COLD fX ; CVT E002 ; GALT; Ginsenoside; Immune; Rodents

Indexed keywords

COLD FX; CVT E 002; GAMMA INTERFERON; GINSENG EXTRACT; GINSENOSIDE; HT 1001; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 2; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; GINSENG; IMMUNE FUNCTION TEST; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; INTERFERON PRODUCTION; INTESTINE LYMPHATIC TISSUE; JEJUNUM; LAMINA PROPRIA; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MESENTERY LYMPH NODE; NONHUMAN; PANAX QUIQUEFOLIUM; PEYER PATCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPLEEN; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

ANIMALS; CONCANAVALIN A; CYTOKINES; DIET; GINSENOSIDES; IMMUNITY, MUCOSAL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; JEJUNUM; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; PANAX; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 50949125237     PISSN: 15675769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2008.04.003     Document Type: Article

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