Effect of cordycepin purified from Cordyceps militaris on Th1 and Th2 cytokines in mouse splenocytes

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1161-1164

  Jeong, Min Ho ^a,b   Seo, Min Jeong ^b   Park, Jeong Uck ^b   Kang, Byoung Won ^b   Kim, Kyoung Sook ^b   Lee, Jae Yun ^c   Kim, Gi Young ^d   Kim, Jung In ^e   Choi, Yung Hyun ^f   Kim, Kwang Hyuk ^g   Jeong, Yong Kee ^a,b  

^a Dong A University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Dong A University   (South Korea)

^c Cheongweon Industrial Farm   (South Korea)

^d Jeju National University   (South Korea)

^e Inje University   (South Korea)

^f Dong Eui University   (South Korea)

^g Kosin University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cordycepin; Cordyceps militaris; IL 10; IL 12; IL 4

Indexed keywords

CORDYCEPIN; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 4; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORDYCEPS; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG PURIFICATION; DRY WEIGHT; FUNGAL STRAIN; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOMODULATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FOLDING; SPLEEN CELL; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; CORDYCEPS; CYTOKINES; DEOXYADENOSINES; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MICE; SPLEEN; TH1 CELLS; TH2 CELLS;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; CORDYCEPS MILITARIS;

EID: 84863999418     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4014/jmb.1203.03039     Document Type: Article

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