Immunomodulatory role of rhaphidophora korthalsii methanol extract on human peripheral blood mononuclear cell proliferation, cytokine secretion and cytolytic activity

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 958-965

  Yeap, Swee Keong ^a   Alitheen, Noorjahan Banu Mohamed ^a   Ho, Wan Yong ^a   Omar, Abdul Rahman ^a   Ali, Abdul Manaf ^b   Beh, Boon Kee ^a   Yousr, Abdul Hadi Noaman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI SULTAN ZAINAL ABIDIN   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Cytokine; Immunomodulator; Natural killer; Proliferation; Rhaphidophora korthalsii

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; BROXURIDINE; CONCANAVALIN A; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 2; LIPOCORTIN 5; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; RHAPHIDOPHORA KORTHALSII EXTRACT; TRYPAN BLUE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; ARACEAE; ARTICLE; CELL ASSAY; CELL COUNT; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STIMULATION; CELL STRAIN K 562; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; CYTOLYSIS; CYTOTOXICITY; EFFECTOR CELL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOTHERAPY; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; RHAPHIDOPHORA KORTHALSII;

RHAPHIDOPHORA KORTHALSII;

EID: 79955439176     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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