Cyperus scariosus chloroform fraction inhibits T cell responses in Balb/C mice

Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 399-408

  Bhagwat, Deepak ^a   Kharya, M D ^b   Bani, Sarang ^c   Pandey, Anjali ^c   Chauhan, Prashant Singh ^c   Kour, Kiranjeet ^c   Suri, K A ^c   Satti, N K ^c   Dutt, Prabhu ^c  

^a ASBASJSM College of Pharmacy   (India)

^b DR H S GOUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c CSIR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE   (India)

Author keywords

CD 4+ T helper cells; CD 8+ T cytotoxic cells; Cell mediated immune response; Cyperus scariosus; Humoral antibody titre; Immunosuppression

Indexed keywords

BUTANOL; CELL SURFACE MARKER; CHLOROFORM; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN A; CYPERUS SCARIOSUS EXTRACT; GAMMA INTERFERON; HUMORAL ANTIBODY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYPERUS; CYPERUS SCARIOSUS; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG ACTIVITY; EX VIVO STUDY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FRACTIONATION; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; SHEEP ERYTHROCYTE; SKIN ALLOGRAFT; T LYMPHOCYTE; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL;

EID: 70350511647     PISSN: 15965996     EISSN: 15969827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/tjpr.v8i5.48083     Document Type: Article

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