Cordyceps militaris induces the IL-18 expression via its promoter activation for IFN-γ production

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 366-371

  Kim, Chun Sung ^a   Lee, Sook Young ^a   Cho, Seon Ho ^a   Ko, Yeong Mu ^a   Kim, Byung Hoon ^a   Kim, Heung Joong ^a   Park, Joo Cheol ^b   Kim, Dong Kie ^a   Ahn, Hoon ^a   Kim, Byung Ock ^a   Lim, Sung Hoon ^a   Chun, Hong Sung ^a   Kim, Do Kyung ^a  

^a Chosun University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cordyceps militaris; Gene expression; IFN ; IL 18; Promoter

Indexed keywords

CORDYCEPS MILITARIS EXTRACT; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 18; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORDYCEPS; CORDYCEPS MILITARIS; DRUG MECHANISM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERFERON PRODUCTION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CORDYCEPS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; INTERFERON-GAMMA; INTERLEUKIN-18; LIVER; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSFECTION;

CORDYCEPS MILITARIS; MUS;

EID: 56649085087     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.09.010     Document Type: Article

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