Immunomodulating polysaccharides from leaves of the malian medicinal tree combretum glutinosum; structural differences between small and large leaves can substantiate the preference for small leaves by some healers

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 5, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 2781-2790

  Glæserud, Silje ^a   Grønhaug, Tom Erik ^a   Michaelsen, Terje E ^a,b   Inngjerdingen, Marit ^c   Barsett, Hilde ^a   Diallo, Drissa ^d   Paulsen, Berit Smestad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d Department of Traditional Medicine ^*  (Mali)

Author keywords

B cell; Combretum glutinosum; Complement; Cytokine; Dendritic cell; Pectin

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; POLYMER; POLYSACCHARIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER; XYLOGALACTURONAN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; COMBRETUM; COMBRETUM GLUTINOSUM; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DENDRITIC CELL; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; IMMUNOMODULATION; LEAF STRUCTURE; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; RAT; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

COMBRETUM GLUTINOSUM; MALIA;

EID: 79961077047     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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