Immunomodulatory activity of xanthohumol: Inhibition of T cell proliferation, cell-mediated cytotoxicity and Th1 cytokine production through suppression of NF-κB

Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 477-484

  Gao, Xiaohua ^a   Deeb, Dorrah ^a   Liu, Yongbo ^a   Gautam, Sarita ^a   Dulchavsky, Scott A ^a   Gautam, Subhash C ^a,b  

^a HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b Surgical Research 4D   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Cytotoxic T lymphocytes; Immunomodulation; NF B; Xanthohumol

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; I KAPPA B ALPHA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 2; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; XANTHOHUMOL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MEDIATED CYTOTOXICITY; CELL VIABILITY; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; DRUG MECHANISM; IMMUNOMODULATION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; LYMPHOKINE ACTIVATED KILLER CELL; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; T LYMPHOCYTE; TH1 CELL;

ANIMALS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOKINES; FLAVONOIDS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMULUS; I-KAPPA B PROTEINS; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C3H; NF-KAPPA B; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROPIOPHENONES;

HUMULUS;

EID: 70350699441     PISSN: 08923973     EISSN: 15322513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08923970902798132     Document Type: Article

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