Selective Th2 upregulation by crocus sativus: A neutraceutical spice

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Bani, Sarang ^a   Pandey, Anjali ^a   Agnihotri, Vijai K ^b   Pathania, Vijaylata ^b   Singh, Bikram ^b  

^a CSIR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE   (India)

^b CSIR INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CD19 ANTIGEN; CROCUS SATIVUS EXTRACT; CYCLOSPORIN A; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1 ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; LEVAMISOLE; NUTRACEUTICAL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROCUS; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INDIA; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL; UPREGULATION;

EID: 77958121951     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/639862     Document Type: Article

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