Immunomodulatory and antioxidant activity of a polyherbal formulation

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 287-291

  Meera, Sumanth ^a   Gupta Atyam, V S S S ^a   Kumar, N S ^a  

^a Visveswarpura Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences   (India)

Author keywords

Carbon clearance; CAT; GSH; Levamisole; Neutrophils adhesion; Oxidative stress; SOD

Indexed keywords

BOERHAAVIA DIFFUSA EXTRACT; CARBON; CATALASE; COMIPHERA MUKUL EXTRACT; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; GLUTATHIONE; GUARD SANSAR; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LEVAMISOLE; LIPID; NARDOSTACHYS JATAMANSI EXTRACT; PIPER LONGUM EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; PYROGALLOL; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TERMINALIA ARJUNA EXTRACT; TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HERB; IMMUNOMODULATION; LEUKOCYTE ADHERENCE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MOUSE; NARDOSTACHYS; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; NYLON FIBER; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PIPERACEAE; RAT; STANDARD; SWISS WEBSTER MOUSE; WISTAR RAT;

EID: 60249087270     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2008.287.291     Document Type: Article

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