Effect of a mangosteen dietary supplement on human immune function: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 755-763

  Tang, Yu Ping ^a   Li, Peng Gao ^a   Kondo, Miwako ^b   Ji, Hong Ping ^c   Kou, Yan ^c   Ou, Boxin ^b  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Brunswick Laboratories   (United States)

^c Brunswick Laboratories (China)   (United States)

Author keywords

Aloe vera; C reactive protein; Green tea; Mangosteen; Peripheral T lymphocytes; T helper cell; Xanthone

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; BIOTIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CARBOHYDRATE; CATECHIN; COLECALCIFEROL; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4; CYANOCOBALAMIN; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; ESSENTIAL MINERALS; FOLIC ACID; INTERLEUKIN 1ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; MANGOSTEEN PRODUCT; MANGOSTIN; MINERAL; MULTIVITAMIN; NATURAL PRODUCT; NICOTINIC ACID; PANTOTHENIC ACID; PLACEBO; PYRIDOXINE; RETINOL; RIBOFLAVIN; SELENIUM; THIAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XANTHONE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GARCINIA MANGOSTANA; HEALTH STATUS; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MALE; MANGOSTEEN; MEDICINAL PLANT; NORMAL HUMAN; PLANT PRODUCT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WELLBEING;

C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CD4-CD8 RATIO; COMPLEMENT C3; COMPLEMENT C4; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GARCINIA MANGOSTANA; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INTERLEUKIN-1ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN-1BETA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLANT PREPARATIONS; T-LYMPHOCYTES, HELPER-INDUCER; XANTHONES;

ALOE VERA; GARCINIA MANGOSTANA;

EID: 70149087532     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2008.0204     Document Type: Article

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