The immunomodulatory effect of propolis on receptors expression, cytokine production and fungicidal activity of human monocytes

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1497-1504

  Búfalo, Michelle Cristiane ^a   Bordon Graciani, Ana Paula ^a   Conti, Bruno José ^a   De Assis Golim, Marjorie ^a   Sforcin, José Maurício ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

cytokines; monocytes; propolis; Toll like receptors

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; B7 ANTIGEN; CYTOKINE; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTOR; INTERLEUKIN 10; PROPOLIS; TLR2 PROTEIN, HUMAN; TLR4 PROTEIN, HUMAN; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 2; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

BIOSYNTHESIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DRUG EFFECTS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MONOCYTE;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ANTIGENS, CD80; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CYTOKINES; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; INTERLEUKIN-10; MONOCYTES; PROPOLIS; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR 2; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR 4; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTORS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 84939880825     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: 20427158     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jphp.12279     Document Type: Article

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