The effects of Phyllanthus niruri aqueous extract on the activation of murine lymphocytes and bone marrow-derived macrophages

Immunological Investigations

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 245-267

  Nworu, C S ^a,d   Akah, P A ^a   Okoye, F B C ^a   Proksch, P ^b   Esimone, C O ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^d RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bone marrow derived macrophages; Immunostimulation; Lymphoproliferation; Phagocytosis; Pyllanthus niruri

Indexed keywords

CD69 ANTIGEN; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; LYSOSOME ENZYME; NITRIC OXIDE; PHYLLANTHUS NIRURI EXTRACT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW; CELL FUNCTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STIMULATION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; FEMALE; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPLEEN CELL;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD; ANTIGENS, DIFFERENTIATION, T-LYMPHOCYTE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; FEMALE; IMMUNIZATION; INTERFERON-GAMMA; INTERLEUKIN-4; LECTINS, C-TYPE; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTES; MACROPHAGES; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NITRIC OXIDE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHYLLANTHUS; PLANT EXTRACTS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 77950800694     PISSN: 08820139     EISSN: 15324311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08820131003599585     Document Type: Article

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