Production of cytokines and stimulation of resistance to viral infection in human leukocytes by Scutellaria baicalensis flavones

Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 571-581

  Błach Olszewska, Zofia ^a   Jatczak, Bogna ^a   Rak, Anna ^a   Lorenc, Maria ^a   Gulanowski, Bogdan ^b   Drobna, Agnieszka ^a   Lamer Zarawska, Eliza ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF IMMUNOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTAL THERAPY   (Poland)

^b Wroclaw Herbal Plants Herbapol Inc   (Poland)

^c WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; BAICALEIN; CYTOKINE; FLAVONE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERFERON; SCUTELLARIA BAICALENSIS EXTRACT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; WOGONIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFECTION RESISTANCE; INNATE IMMUNITY; LEUKOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCUTELLARIA BAICALENSIS; VESICULAR STOMATITIS VIRUS; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CYTOKINES; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FLAVANONES; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, INNATE; INTERFERONS; LEUKOCYTES; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROSTAGLANDIN ANTAGONISTS; SCUTELLARIA BAICALENSIS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; VESICULAR STOMATITIS INDIANA VIRUS; VIRUS REPLICATION;

SCUTELLARIA; SCUTELLARIA BAICALENSIS; VESICULAR STOMATITIS VIRUS;

EID: 51349146973     PISSN: 10799907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jir.2008.0125     Document Type: Article

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