Effects of astragaloside IV on the expressions of transforming growth factor-β1 and thymic stromal lymphopoietin in a murine model of asthma

National Medical Journal of China

Volumn 91, Issue 44, 2011, Pages 3139-3142

  Du, Qiang ^a   Gu, Xiao Yan ^a   Feng, Gan Zhu ^a   Shen, Li ^a   Cui, Jin ^a   Cai, Jian Kang ^a   Huang, Mao ^a   Yin, Kai Sheng ^a  

^a THE SECOND AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Asthma; Astragalus membranaceus; Mice; Tranforming growth factor beta1; Lymphopoiesis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; ASTRAGALOSIDE IV; BUDESONIDE; COLLAGEN; INTERLEUKIN 13; INTERLEUKIN 4; MESSENGER RNA; THYMIC STROMAL LYMPHOPOIETIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; ASTRAGALOSIDE A; CYTOKINE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; SAPONIN; TRITERPENE;

AIRWAY REMODELING; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CELL HYPERPLASIA; CELL INFILTRATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXHALATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATORY CELL; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG RESISTANCE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TREATMENT DURATION; WESTERN BLOTTING; ANIMAL; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; FEMALE; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ASTHMA; CYTOKINES; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; INTERLEUKIN-13; INTERLEUKIN-4; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; SAPONINS; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; TRITERPENES;

EID: 84871489704     PISSN: 03762491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2011.44.012     Document Type: Article

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