Role of phytochemicals as immunomodulatory agents: A review

International Journal of Green Pharmacy

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-18

  Venkatalakshmi, P ^a   Vadivel, V ^b   Brindha, P ^b  

^a STET Women's College   (India)

^b SASTRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Immune system; Immune stimulation; Immunodeficiency; Immunomodulators; Phytochemicals

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; ANTHOCYANIN; ANTIMETABOLITE; AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN; FLAVONOID; GLYCOSIDE; IMMUNOLOGICAL ADJUVANT; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; IMMUNOSTIMULATING AGENT; LECTIN; LEVAMISOLE; METHISOPRINOL; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; POLYSACCHARIDE; RAPAMYCIN; RECOMBINANT CYTOKINE; SAPONIN; STEROL; TACROLIMUS; TANNIN; TERPENOID; THALIDOMIDE; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; AGING; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALLERGY; AUTOIMMUNITY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; DRUG ABUSE; FEVER; GENDER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERSENSITIVITY; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOMODULATION; INNATE IMMUNITY; LEUKOPENIA; MALNUTRITION; NAUSEA; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PANCYTOPENIA; POLLUTION; REVIEW; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; STRESS; TERATOGENICITY; VOMITING;

EID: 85017345874     PISSN: 09738258     EISSN: 19984103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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