Therapeutic effects of gyokuheifusan on NC/Nga mouse model of allergic dermatitis

Journal of Health Science

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 516-524

  Nakatsukasa, Hiroko ^a   Tago, Fumitoshi ^a   Okamoto, Takuya ^b   Tsukimoto, Mitsutoshi ^a   Kojima, Shuji ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b Iskra Industry Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Gyokuheifusan; Th1 Th2 balance

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; GAMMA INTERFERON; GYOKUHEIFUSAN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2A; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5; MITE ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; ATRACTYLODES; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HERB; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; MITE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; RHIZOME; SAPOSHNIKOVIA; SKIN ALLERGY; SPLEEN;

ACARI; MUS;

EID: 68949117590     PISSN: 13449702     EISSN: 13475207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/jhs.55.516     Document Type: Article

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