Plant-derived medicines: A novel class of immunological adjuvants

International Immunopharmacology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 390-398

  Licciardi, Paul V ^a,c   Underwood, John R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Diagnostic Developments Australia   (Australia)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adjuvant; Immunomodulation; Plant; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; CARVONE; COLCHICINE; DIGOXIN; EPHEDRINE; GINSENG EXTRACT; GINSENOSIDE; IMMUNOLOGICAL ADJUVANT; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; IPECAC; ISOTHIOCYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE; LIMONENE; MORPHINE; OVALBUMIN; PACLITAXEL; PERILLIC ACID; PHYSOSTIGMINE; PLANT EXTRACT; PODOPHYLLOTOXIN; POLYGALA SENEGA EXTRACT; QUININE; RESERPINE; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; TERPENE DERIVATIVE; THEOPHYLLINE; TRIDAX PROCUMBENS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VACCINE; VINBLASTINE; VINCRISTINE;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; B LYMPHOCYTE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; DENDRITIC CELL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG STRUCTURE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; VACCINATION;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANIMALS; LYMPHOCYTES; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; VACCINES;

EID: 79952103981     PISSN: 15675769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2010.10.014     Document Type: Review

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