The crude latex of Euphorbia tirucalli modulates the cytokine response of leukocytes, especially CD4+ T lymphocytes

Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 662-667

  Avelar, Bethânia A ^a   Lélis, Felipe J N ^b   Avelar, Renato S ^a   Weber, Mathias ^c   Souza Fagundes, Elaine M ^c   Lopes, Miriam T P ^b   Martins Filho, Olindo A ^a   Brito Melo, Gustavo E A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DOS VALES DO JEQUITINHONHA E MUCURI   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Euphorbia tirucalli; Medicinal plant; Type 1 cytokines

Indexed keywords

CD14 ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; EUPHORBIA TIRUCALLI EXTRACT; FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 4; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PLANT EXTRACT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOKINE RESPONSE; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIA TIRUCALLI; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE; MONOCYTE; NEUTROPHIL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 80051931191     PISSN: 0102695X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-695X2011005000096     Document Type: Article

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