Immunomodulatory effects of aqueous extract of ocimum basilicum (Linn.) and some of its constituents on human immune cells

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1873-1883

  Tsai, K D ^a,b   Lin, B R ^c   Perng, D S ^d   Wei, J C ^e   Yu, Y W ^e   Cherng, Jaw Ming ^e  

^a China Medical University and Beigang Hospital   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Caffeic acid; Cytokines; Immune cells; Immunomodulation; Ocimum basilicum (Linn.); P coumaric acid

Indexed keywords

CAFFEIC ACID; INTERLEUKIN 2; MESSENGER RNA; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; OCIMUM BASILICUM EXTRACT; PARA COUMARIC ACID; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DNA SYNTHESIS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

OCIMUM BASILICUM;

EID: 84860389487     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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