Arabinogalactan proteins contribute to the immunostimulatory properties of New Zealand honeys

Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 598-607

  Gannabathula, Swapna ^a,b,c   Skinner, Margot A ^a,b,c   Rosendale, Douglas ^a   Greenwood, Jeffrey M ^a   Mutukumira, Anthony N ^b   Steinhorn, Gregor ^d   Stephens, Jonathan ^d   Krissansen, Geoffrey W ^c   Schlothauer, Ralf C ^d  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^d Chief Technology Officer   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate compound; Immunostimulation; Monocytes; Tumor necrosis factor; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ARABINOGALACTAN; ARABINOGALACTAN II; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; POLYMYXIN B; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CLOVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HONEY; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; KUNZEA; KUNZEA ERICOIDES; LEPTOSPERMUM; LEPTOSPERMUM SCOPARIUM; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MONOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; HONEY; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; KUNZEA; LEPTOSPERMUM; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MEDICAGO; NEW ZEALAND; POLYMYXIN B; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; U937 CELLS;

KUNZEA ERICOIDES; LEPTOSPERMUM SCOPARIUM; TRIFOLIUM;

EID: 84863802542     PISSN: 08923973     EISSN: 15322513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08923973.2011.641974     Document Type: Article

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