Glucan and humic acid: Synergistic effects on the immune system

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 863-869

  Vetvicka, Vaclav ^a   Baigorri, Roberto ^b   Zamarreño, Angel M ^b   Garcia Mina, Jose M ^b,c   Yvin, Jean Claude ^d  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b Timac Agro International Roullier Group   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^d RandD Department   (France)

Author keywords

glucan; humic acids; immunity; phagocytosis

Indexed keywords

BETA 1,3 GLUCAN; CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; GAMMA INTERFERON INDUCIBLE PROTEIN 10; HUMIC ACID; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 12P40; INTERLEUKIN 12P70; INTERLEUKIN 13; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; MACROPHAGE INFLAMMATORY PROTEIN 1BETA; MONOCYTE CHEMOTACTIC PROTEIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BREAST TUMOR; CANCER INHIBITION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; FEMALE; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; YEAST;

ANIMALS; CYTOKINES; DRUG SYNERGISM; FEMALE; GLUCANS; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; IMMUNITY, HUMORAL; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PHAGOCYTOSIS; YEASTS;

EID: 77955197639     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2009.0178     Document Type: Article

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