Oral administration of Uncariae rhynchophylla inhibits the development of DNFB-induced atopic dermatitis-like skin lesions via IFN-γ down-regulation in NC/Nga mice

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 567-572

  Kim, Dong Young ^a,b   Jung, Jung A ^a,b   Kim, Tae Ho ^a,b   Seo, Sang Wan ^a   Jung, Sung Ki ^b   Park, Cheung Seog ^a,b  

^a Kyung Hee University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

2,4 Dinitro fluorobenzene; Atopic dermatitis; IFN ; NC Nga mice; Uncariae ramulus cum uncis

Indexed keywords

1 FLUORO 2,4 DINITROBENZENE; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 4; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCARIA RHYNCHOPHYLLA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG ACTIVITY; EAR LOBE; FEMALE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LYMPH NODE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SKIN MANIFESTATION; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; UNCARIA;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DINITROFLUOROBENZENE; DOWN-REGULATION; FEMALE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INFLAMMATION; INTERFERON-GAMMA; INTERLEUKIN-4; LYMPH NODES; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; PREDNISOLONE; SKIN; TH1 CELLS; TH2 CELLS; UNCARIA;

MUS;

EID: 63649133697     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.12.029     Document Type: Article

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