In vitro effects of nigella sativa seeds extracts on stimulated peripheral blood mononuclear cells

Pteridines

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 101-106

  Winkler, Christiana ^a   Schroecksnadel, Katharina ^a   Ledochowski, Maximilian ^b   Schennach, Harald ^c   Houcher, Bakhouche ^d   Fuchs, Dietmar ^a,e  

^a Division of Biological Chemistry   (Austria)

^b INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^d FERHAT ABBAS UNIVERSITY   (Algeria)

^e INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Indoleamine (2,3) dioxygenase; Kynurenine; Neopterin; Nigella sativa; Tryptophan

Indexed keywords

CONCANAVALIN A; CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; MITOGENIC AGENT; NEOPTERIN; NIGELLA SATIVA EXTRACT; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ; TRYPTOPHAN;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLACK CUMIN; CELL STIMULATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DEGRADATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANUNCULACEAE; SUPERNATANT; T LYMPHOCYTE;

NIGELLA SATIVA; RANUNCULACEAE;

EID: 59949084688     PISSN: 09334807     EISSN: 21954720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/pteridines.2008.19.1.101     Document Type: Article

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