Immunosuppressive effects of ginsenoside-Rd on skin allograft rejection in rats

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 176, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 267-274

  Wang, Li ^a   Zhang, Yunxin ^a   Chen, Jiajia ^a   Li, Sijia ^a   Wang, Yanhong ^b   Hu, Lamei ^a   Wang, Lihua ^a   Wu, Yongjie ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GANSU PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

allograft rejection; ginsenoside Rd; immunosuppressant; skin transplantation

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; GINSENOSIDE RD; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 2; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GRAFT REJECTION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; IN VITRO STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN ALLOGRAFT REJECTION; SPLEEN; T LYMPHOCYTE; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL;

ANIMALS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOKINES; GINSENOSIDES; GRAFT REJECTION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MODELS, ANIMAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; T-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 84862009816     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2011.06.038     Document Type: Article

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