Immunomodulatory and cellular anti-oxidant activities of an aqueous extract of Limoniastrum guyonianum gall

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 243-249

  Krifa, Mounira ^a   Bouhlel, Ines ^a   Ghedira Chekir, Leila ^b   Ghedira, Kamel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Cellular anti oxidant activity; Gall aqueous extract; Immunomodulation; Limoniastrum guyonianum

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; LIMONIASTRUM GUYONIANUM EXTRACT; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL FUNCTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOMODULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; LIMONIASTRUM GUYONIANUM; MACROPHAGE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PHAGOCYTOSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPLEEN CELL; STUDENT T TEST;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CELL PROLIFERATION; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LYMPHOCYTES; LYSOSOMES; MACROPHAGES, PERITONEAL; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT TUMORS; PLUMBAGINACEAE; POLYPHENOLS; SPLEEN;

LIMONIASTRUM GUYONIANUM; MURINAE;

EID: 84874111751     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2012.12.038     Document Type: Article

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