Astaxanthin stimulates cell-mediated and humoral immune responses in cats

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology

Volumn 144, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 455-461

  Park, Jean Soon ^a   Mathison, Bridget D ^a   Hayek, Michael G ^b   Massimino, Stefan ^b   Reinhart, Gregory A ^b   Chew, Boon P ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b P and G Pet Care   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Astaxanthin; Feline; Immunity; Inflammation

Indexed keywords

ASTAXANTHIN; ASTRAZANTHIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CAT; CD3+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; LYMPHOCYTOTOXICITY; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CONCANAVALIN A; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HYPERSENSITIVITY, DELAYED; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; IMMUNITY, HUMORAL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LEUKOCYTES; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; XANTHOPHYLLS;

FELIDAE;

EID: 81555197033     PISSN: 01652427     EISSN: 18732534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2011.08.019     Document Type: Article

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