Enhancement of natural killer cell activity in vitro against human tumor cells by some plants from Jordan

Journal of Immunotoxicology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 279-285

  Shabsoug, B ^a   Khalil, R ^b   Abuharfeil, N ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Granzyme A; IFN ; N acetyl D glucosaminidase; NK cells; TNF

Indexed keywords

AARONSOHIUM FACTOROVSKYI EXTRACT; BETA N ACETYLGALACTOSAMINIDASE; BRASSICA NIGRA EXTRACT; GAMMA INTERFERON; GARLIC EXTRACT; GRANZYME A; INTERLEUKIN 2; MALVA NEGLECTA EXTRACT; NASTURIUM OFFICINALE EXTRACT; NIGELLA SATIVA EXTRACT; ONION EXTRACT; ONOPORDUM ACANTHIUM EXTRACT; PETROSELINUM SAIVUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PORTULACA OLERACEA EXTRACT; RAPHANUS SATICUS EXTRACT; TRIGONELLA FOENUM GRAECUM EXTRACT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URTICA PITULIFERA EXTRACT;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL STRAIN K 562; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOREGULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERFERON PRODUCTION; JORDAN; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR CELL;

ACETYLGLUCOSAMINIDASE; ADOLESCENT; CYTOTOXICITY, IMMUNOLOGIC; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, IMMUNOLOGIC; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GRANZYMES; HUMANS; INTERFERON-GAMMA; JORDAN; K562 CELLS; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 53149140263     PISSN: 1547691X     EISSN: 1547691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15376510802312027     Document Type: Article

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