Efficacy of Cordyceps sinensis in long term treatment of renal transplant patients

Frontiers in Bioscience - Elite

Volumn 3 E, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 301-307

  Ding, Chenguang ^a   Tian, Pu Xun ^a   Xue, Wujun ^a   Ding, Xiaoming ^a   Yan, Hang ^a   Pan, Xiaoming ^a   Feng, Xinshun ^a   Xiang, Heli ^a   Hou, Jun ^a   Tian, Xiaohui ^a  

^a First Affiliated Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Cordyceps sinensis; Cyclosporine A; Immunoregulation; Renal; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

CORDYCEPS SINENSIS EXTRACT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN A; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 2; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; CYCLOSPORIN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY GRAFT; LIVER FUNCTION; LONG TERM CARE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPHIOCORDYCEPS; SURVIVAL RATE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORDYCEPS; GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MIDDLE AGED;

CORDYCEPS SINENSIS;

ADULT; CORDYCEPS; CYCLOSPORINE; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INTERLEUKIN-10; INTERLEUKIN-2; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 79957857892     PISSN: 19450494     EISSN: 19450508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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