Citrus/Cydonia comp. can restore the immunological balance in seasonal allergic rhinitis-related immunological parameters in vitro

Mediators of Inflammation

Volumn 2008, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Baars, E W ^a,b   Savelkoul, H F J ^c  

^a LOUIS BOLK INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES LEIDEN   (Netherlands)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITRUS LEMON PLUS CYDONIA OBLONGATA PLANT EXTRACT; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5; PLANT EXTRACT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CYTOKINE;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MATURATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CITRUS FRUIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; IN VITRO STUDY; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUINCE; SYMPTOM; T LYMPHOCYTE; TH1 CELL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY; ROSACEAE; TH2 CELL;

CITRUS; CYTOKINES; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; ROSACEAE; TH1 CELLS; TH2 CELLS;

EID: 58149172027     PISSN: 09629351     EISSN: 14661861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2008/496467     Document Type: Article

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