Immunoregulatory Cordyceps sinensis increases regulatory T cells to Th17 cell ratio and delays diabetes in NOD mice

International Immunopharmacology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 582-586

  Shi, Bingyi ^a   Wang, Zhen ^a   Jin, Hailong ^a   Chen, Yong Wei ^a   Wang, Qiang ^a   Qian, Yeyong ^a  

^a CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

CD4+CD25+FoxP3+ regulatory T cells; Cordyceps sinensis; Diabetes; NOD mice; Th17

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CORDYCEPS SINENSIS EXTRACT; INTERLEUKIN 17; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR ALPHA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; FOXP3 PROTEIN, MOUSE; HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DRUG MECHANISM; IMMUNOREGULATION; INCIDENCE; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LYMPH NODE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NONOBESE DIABETIC MOUSE; PANCREAS; PANCREATIC LYMPH NODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; SPLEEN; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; TH17 CELL; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ANIMAL; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CELL MOTION; CORDYCEPS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; FEMALE; GENETICS; HELPER CELL; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD4; CELL MOVEMENT; CORDYCEPS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; INTERLEUKIN-17; INTERLEUKIN-2 RECEPTOR ALPHA SUBUNIT; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED NOD; T-LYMPHOCYTES, HELPER-INDUCER; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY;

EID: 63549125763     PISSN: 15675769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2009.01.030     Document Type: Article

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