Matrine suppresses production of IL-23/IL-17 and ameliorates experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 933-941

  Zhao, Xiaoyu ^a   Kan, Quancheng ^a   Zhu, Lin ^a   Zhang, Guang Xian ^a,b  

^a THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis; IL 17; IL 23; Matrine; Multiple Sclerosis

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 17; INTERLEUKIN 23; MATRINE;

ALLERGIC ENCEPHALITIS; ALLERGIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL INFILTRATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOREGULATION; IN VIVO STUDY; INFLAMMATORY CELL; LOW DRUG DOSE; MACROPHAGE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ALKALOIDS; ANIMALS; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, AUTOIMMUNE, EXPERIMENTAL; FABACEAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-17; INTERLEUKIN-23; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PLANT EXTRACTS; QUINOLIZINES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 80052642615     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X11009317     Document Type: Article

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