Immunomodulatory activities of Punarnavine, an alkaloid from Boerhaavia diffusa

Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 377-387

  Manu, Kanjoormana Aryan ^a   Kuttan, Girija ^a  

^a AMALA CANCER RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

esterase; Immunomodulation; LPS; Proinflammatory cytokines; Punarnavine

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; BOERHAAVIA DIFFUSA EXTRACT; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; PUNARNAVINE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BONE MARROW CELL; DRUG ACTIVITY; IMMUNOMODULATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP ERYTHROCYTE; SPLEEN CELL; THYMOCYTE;

ALKALOIDS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; ANTIBODY FORMATION; BONE MARROW CELLS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOKINES; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; NYCTAGINACEAE; SPLEEN; THYMUS GLAND;

BOERHAVIA DIFFUSA; MUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 70350652025     PISSN: 08923973     EISSN: 15322513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08923970802702036     Document Type: Article

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