In vivo evidence of the immunomodulatory activity of orally administered Aloe vera gel

Archives of Pharmacal Research

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 451-456

  Im, Sun A ^a   Lee, Young Ran ^a   Lee, Young Hee ^a   Lee, Myung Koo ^a   Park, Young In ^b   Lee, Sungwon ^c   Kim, Kyungjae ^c   Lee, Chong Kil ^a  

^a Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

^c Sahmyook University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

C. albicans; Cytotoxic T lymphocyte; Immunomodulation; Processed Aloe vera gel

Indexed keywords

ALOE VERA EXTRACT; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; OVALBUMIN; STREPTOZOCIN; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTOR; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

ALOE VERA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; C57BL 6 MOUSE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; DRUG FORMULATION; GEL; GROWTH INHIBITION; IMMUNOMODULATION; IN VIVO STUDY; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; KIDNEY; LIPID DIET; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SPLEEN; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; TREATMENT DURATION; ALOE; ANIMAL; C57BL MOUSE; CANDIDIASIS; DRUG EFFECT; EXPERIMENTAL DIABETES MELLITUS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNOLOGY; INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH MOUSE; MICROBIOLOGY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TIME;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ALOE; ANIMALS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; GELS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; KIDNEY; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED ICR; OVALBUMIN; PLANT PREPARATIONS; SPLEEN; T-LYMPHOCYTES, CYTOTOXIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77953648548     PISSN: 02536269     EISSN: 19763786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12272-010-0315-1     Document Type: Article

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