Immune stimulatory effects of Loranthi ramulus on macrophages through the increase of NO and TNF-α

Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 370-376

  Shin, Hye Young ^a   Chang, In Ae ^a   Zhang, Wen Ji ^a   Kim, Youn Chul ^a   Yuun, Yong Gab ^a   Park, Hyun ^a  

^a Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

; cell surface molecules; Loranthi ramulus; Nitric oxide; TNF NF B

Indexed keywords

B7 ANTIGEN; CD86 ANTIGEN; I KAPPA B ALPHA; IMMUNOSTIMULATING AGENT; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; LORANTHI RAMULUS; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; MESSENGER RNA; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 3; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38; NITRIC OXIDE; STRESS ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RELA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CELL SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; GENE EXPRESSION; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD80; ANTIGENS, CD86; CELL LINE; EXTRACELLULAR SIGNAL-REGULATED MAP KINASES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS II; I-KAPPA B PROTEINS; LORANTHACEAE; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MACROPHAGES, PERITONEAL; MAP KINASE SIGNALING SYSTEM; MICE; NF-KAPPA B; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; PLANT EXTRACTS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 70350699426     PISSN: 08923973     EISSN: 15322513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08923970802698820     Document Type: Article

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