Immunosuppressive and anti-inflammatory activities of sinomenine

International Immunopharmacology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 373-376

  Wang, Quanxing ^a   Li, Xiao Kang ^b  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR CHILD HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antigen presenting cells; Autoimmune disease; Immunity; Lymphocyte; Sinomenine

Indexed keywords

BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; CALCINEURIN INHIBITOR; CYCLOSPORIN A; ENDOTHELIN 1; FINGOLIMOD; PLANT EXTRACT; SINOMENINE; SINOMENIUM ACUTUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DENDRITIC CELL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOREGULATION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LOW DRUG DOSE; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MACROPHAGE FUNCTION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MONOCYTE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SINOMENIUM ACUTUM; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTES; MORPHINANS; SINOMENIUM;

EID: 79952100077     PISSN: 15675769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2010.11.018     Document Type: Review

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