Appraisal of immunomodulatory potential of Spirulina fusiformis: An in vivo and in vitro study

Journal of Natural Medicines

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 169-175

  Rasool, Mahaboobkhan ^a   Sabina, Evan Prince ^b  

^a MANAGEMENT AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^b VIT UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cell mediated immune response; Dexamethasone; Humoral immune response; Lymphocyte proliferation; Spirulina fusiformis; Tumour necrosis factor alpha

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; MITOGENIC AGENT; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ; SPIRULINA FUSIFORMIS EXTRACT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADJUVANT ARTHRITIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOMODULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO CULTURE; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATORIA; SPIRULINA; SPIRULINA FUSIFORMIS; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; DEXAMETHASONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; MICE; SPIRULINA; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 60849116410     PISSN: 13403443     EISSN: 18610293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11418-008-0308-2     Document Type: Article

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