Immunomodulatory and antiviral activity of almond skins

Immunology Letters

Volumn 132, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 18-23

  Arena, Adriana ^a   Bisignano, Carlo ^b   Stassi, Giovanna ^a   Mandalari, Giuseppina ^b,c   Wickham, Martin S J ^c   Bisignano, Giuseppe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^c NORWICH RESEARCH PARK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Almond skins; Anti HSV 2 activity; Immunomodulatory effect

Indexed keywords

ALMOND EXTRACT; ALPHA INTERFERON; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 4; PLANT EXTRACT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTOR;

ALMOND; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; CYTOTOXICITY; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOSURVEILLANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL; VIRUS REPLICATION; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRUNUS; VIROLOGY;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CYTOKINES; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; PLANT EXTRACTS; PRUNUS; TH1 CELLS; TH2 CELLS;

EID: 77955013551     PISSN: 01652478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2010.04.010     Document Type: Article

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