Immunomodulatory effects of black seeds and garlic on alloxan-induced Diabetes in albino rat

Allergologia et Immunopathologia

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 336-340

  Abel Salam, Bahaa K A ^a  

^a SHAQRA UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Albino rat; Alloxan; Black seeds; Garlic; IL 4; IL 8; Leukocytes proliferation; TNF

Indexed keywords

ALLOXAN; BLACK CURMIN EXTRACT; GARLIC EXTRACT; INTERLEUKIN 4; PLANT EXTRACT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLACK CUMIN; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; GARLIC; GRANULOCYTE; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOMODULATION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MALE; MONOCYTE; NONHUMAN; RAT; WISTAR ALBINO GLAXO RAT;

ANIMALS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTOKINES; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; GARLIC; GRANULOCYTES; HUMANS; IMMUNOMODULATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MONOCYTES; NIGELLA SATIVA; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; SEEDS;

EID: 84869122045     PISSN: 03010546     EISSN: 15781267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aller.2011.07.002     Document Type: Article

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