In vitro and in vivo immunomodulatory and anti-ulcerogenic activities of Teucrium ramosissimum extracts

Journal of Immunotoxicology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 288-297

  Ben Sghaier, Mohamed ^a   Krifa, Mounira ^a   Mensi, Rim ^a   Bhouri, Wissem ^a   Ghedira, Kamel ^a   Chekir Ghedira, Leila ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory activity; Anti ulcerogenic activity; Immunomodulation; Teucrium ramosissimum

Indexed keywords

CIMETIDINE; FLAVONOID; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; LYSOSOME ENZYME; NITRIC OXIDE; OLIGOMER; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANGIOSPERM; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN LYMPHOCYTE; ULCER; ULCEROGENESIS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTI-ULCER AGENTS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CIMETIDINE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; IMMUNITY, INNATE; LYMPHOCYTES; LYSOSOMES; MACROPHAGES, PERITONEAL; MALE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RATS; SPLEEN; TEUCRIUM; ULCER;

LAMIACEAE; RATTUS; TEUCRIUM;

EID: 80455150602     PISSN: 1547691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/1547691X.2011.595741     Document Type: Article

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