Evaluation of immunostimulatory activity of Chyawanprash using in vitro assays

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 158-163

  Madaan, Alka ^a   Kanjilal, Satyajyoti ^b   Gupta, Arun ^b   Sastry, J L N ^b   Verma, Ritu ^a   Singh, Anu T ^a   Jaggi, Manu ^a  

^a SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL   (India)

^b Dabur Research Foundations   (India)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Dendritic cells; IL 1 ; Interleukin 1beta; Macrophage inflammatory protein 1 alpha; MIP 1 ; NK cells; Phagocytosis; TNF ; Tumor necrosis factor alpha

Indexed keywords

MURINAE;

CHYAVANPRASH; CYTOKINE; IMMUNOLOGICAL ADJUVANT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; ZYMOSAN;

ANIMAL; AYURVEDA; C57BL MOUSE; CELL LINE; CYTOLOGY; CYTOTOXICITY; DENDRITIC CELL; DRUG EFFECTS; DRUG SCREENING; GERMFREE ANIMAL; IN VITRO STUDY; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MOUSE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PHAGOCYTOSIS; SPLEEN;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CYTOKINES; CYTOTOXICITY, IMMUNOLOGIC; DENDRITIC CELLS; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; IN VITRO TECHNIQUES; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; MACROPHAGES; MALE; MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PLANT PREPARATIONS; SPECIFIC PATHOGEN-FREE ORGANISMS; SPLEEN; ZYMOSAN;

EID: 84923883398     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: 09751009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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