Immunostimulatory properties of the major protein from the stem of the Ayurvedic medicinal herb, guduchi (Tinospora cordifolia)

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 366-372

  Aranha, Ivan ^a,b   Clement, Fatima ^a,c   Venkatesh, Yeldur P ^a  

^a CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b AHMEDNAGAR COLLEGE   (India)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Guduchi; Lymphocytes; Mitogenic activity; Phagocytosis; Protein immunomodulator; Tinospora cordifolia

Indexed keywords

CONCANAVALIN A; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; IMMUNOMODULATORY PROTEIN; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMAGGLUTINATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MACROPHAGE; MITOGENESIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PLANT STEM; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RABBIT; SPLEEN CELL; THYMOCYTE; TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA;

ANIMALS; ANION EXCHANGE RESINS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CHROMATOGRAPHY, ION EXCHANGE; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; HEMAGGLUTINATION; HEMAGGLUTINATION TESTS; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; LYMPHOCYTES; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MACROPHAGES, PERITONEAL; MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; NITRIC OXIDE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANT STEMS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; TINOSPORA;

MURINAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA;

EID: 84855986799     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.11.013     Document Type: Article

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