Immunomodulatory effect of the homoeopathic drug Engystol-N on some activities of isolated human leukocytes and in whole blood.

abstract：:Abstract Alpinetin, a flavonoid compound extracted from the seeds of Alpinia katsumadai Hayata, has been known to possess antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and other important therapeutic activities. In the current study, we investigated alpinetin for its immunosuppressive effect on activation and cytokines secretion o...

journal_title：Immunopharmacology and immunotoxicology

authors： Guan S,Fang B,Song B,Xiong Y,Lu J

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have developed an in vitro system to model the interactions of drugs used to treat transplant rejection. This system consists of stimulation of human lymphocytes with a primary mitogen (anti-T-cell receptor complex antibodies (OKT3 or wt31)) and treatment with a primary immunosuppressive drug (ISD) (Cyclosporine A ...

journal_title：Immunopharmacology and immunotoxicology

authors： Weaver JL,Pine PS,Aszalos A

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disease in which antibodies are produced against one's acetylcholine receptors, resulting in complement-mediated membrane destruction and internalization of antibody-receptor complexes. Symptoms range from weakening of extraocular muscles to severe impairment of movement and breathin...

journal_title：Immunopharmacology and immunotoxicology

authors： Hinman CL,Stevens-Truss R

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymphocytes predominantly express delayed rectifier K(+)-channels (Kv1.3) in their plasma membranes, and the channels play crucial roles in the lymphocyte activation and proliferation. Since nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), the most commonly used analgesic and antipyretic drugs, exert immunomodulatory ef...

journal_title：Immunopharmacology and immunotoxicology

authors： Kazama I,Maruyama Y,Murata Y

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thalidomide causes congenital anomalies and it is immunomodulatory. These properties could be explained by an ability to alter the orderly process of programmed cell death during embryogenesis and modulation of apoptosis of lymphoid and/or myeloid cells in the immune response. Apoptosis of lymphoid and myeloid cells w...

journal_title：Immunopharmacology and immunotoxicology

authors： Aseffa A,Dietrich MA,Shannon EJ

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Context: Tamoxifen (TAM) ameliorates D-galactosamine/lipopolysaccharide (Gal/LPS)-induced acute liver failure (ALF) through its antioxidative effect; thus, this study was designed to determine whether the effectiveness of TAM is related to nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) reactivation. Materials and methods: Experimental mic...

journal_title：Immunopharmacology and immunotoxicology

authors： Liu L,Zhao Y,Lin Y,Zhang R,Luo S,Ye P,Luo M

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, we introduce a new class of organometallic compound, the Biphosphinic Palladacycle Complex [Pd (C2, N-S(-)(dmpa)(dppf)] Cl (BPC), as an angiotensin-I converting-enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) with hematological regulation properties. When BPC was assayed as a competitive inhibitor over the hydrolysis of...

journal_title：Immunopharmacology and immunotoxicology

authors： Caires AC,Oliveira CR,Smith MC,Hemerly JP,Juliano MA,Bincoletto C

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present investigation was to evaluate the efficacy of Withania somnifera on tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle enzymes and electron transport chain in azoxymethane-induced experimental colon cancer in mice. Azoxymethane at the dose of 15 mg/kg body weight was induced intraperitoneally once in a week for 28 ...

journal_title：Immunopharmacology and immunotoxicology

authors： Muralikrishnan G,Amanullah S,Basha MI,Dinda AK,Shakeel F

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The modulatory effect of FK 506 and cyclosporin A (CsA) on the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in macrophages and mechanisms of their action were analysed. Isolated rat peritoneal macrophages were cultured for 12 or 24 h with or without lipopolysaccharide (LPS) (5 microg/ml) and in the absence or ...

journal_title：Immunopharmacology and immunotoxicology

authors： Strestíková P,Otová B,Filipec M,Masek K,Farghali H

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously showed that formation of pulmonary granulomas in mice in response to a mycobacterial glycolipid, trehalose 6,6'-dimycolate (TDM) is due to the action of TNF-α and not of IFN-γ. However, the mechanisms of formation and maintenance of pulmonary granulomas are not yet clear. The purpose of the present study...

journal_title：Immunopharmacology and immunotoxicology

authors： Saitoh T,Yano I,Kumazawa Y,Takimoto H

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chief part of hemopoietic stromal cells in mediating hemopoiesis-stimulating effects of adamantylamide dipeptide (AdDP), a synthetic immunomodulatory compound, has been determined in a series of combined in vivo/in vitro studies. Indirect stimulatory effect of AdDP on proliferation of hemopoietic progenitor cells for ...

journal_title：Immunopharmacology and immunotoxicology

authors： Vacek A,Hofer M,Weiterová L,Hoferová Z,Pipalová I,Masek K

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural killer (NK) activity plays an important role in host defense against tumors, especially once augmented by immunomodulators. It is likely that the modulation of NK cells is a reflection of the environment in which they reside. The current study was undertaken to characterize the response profile of lung interst...

journal_title：Immunopharmacology and immunotoxicology

authors： Lauzon W,Lemaire I

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Capsaicin is a chili pepper extract with multiple therapeutic properties including anti-liver fibrosis. However, the paucity of its underlying mechanisms limited its widely clinical application. METHODS:In the present study, carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) was used to induce liver fibrosis in mice, and transfor...

journal_title：Immunopharmacology and immunotoxicology

authors： Sheng J,Zhang B,Chen Y,Yu F

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To probe into the mechanism of immunosuppression of FTY720, the authors study the cell cycle arrest effects of large-dose FTY720 on lymphocytes in mouse skin transplantation models and the expression of cell cycle-related factors in cell cycle regulation system in mouse skin allograft models using flow cytometry, Immu...

journal_title：Immunopharmacology and immunotoxicology

authors： Li QY,Chi YY,Liu SQ

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Foeniculum vulgare (F. vulgare) is traditionally used to treat inflammatory diseases. Recently, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities of methanol extract of the fruits of F. vulgare were reported. To identify biologically active compounds responsible for the anti-inflammatory activity, we isolated four c...

journal_title：Immunopharmacology and immunotoxicology

authors： Yang IJ,Lee DU,Shin HM

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Contribution of cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) to experimental autoimmune thyroiditis (EAT) was well defined (Speidel et al., Eur. J. Immunol. 1997, 27, 2391-2399, Ref. 7). The native porcine thyroglobulin (pTg) showed high sensitivity to endo-o-N-acetylglucosaminidase F (Endo F) and its molecular weights, correspondin...

journal_title：Immunopharmacology and immunotoxicology

authors： Kang BS,Chung TW,Moon JY,Lim JK,Shon YH,Nam KS,Kim DS,Jeon BH,Kim CH

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Identifying the regulatory T cells (Tregs) and Th17 cells led to breaking the dichotomy of Th1/Th2 cells axis in immune responses involved in several autoimmune diseases. It is now well known that Tregs and Th17 cells are main orchestra leaders in pathogenesis symphony of autoimmunity. While Tregs are protective cells...

journal_title：Immunopharmacology and immunotoxicology

authors： Jadidi-Niaragh F,Mirshafiey A

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Abnormal microglia secrete neuroinflammatory factors that play a pivotal role in neurodegenerative-disorder development. Thus, regulating abnormal microglia-activation could be a promising therapeutic strategy. The purposes of this study included investigating the effect of Petatewalide B on lipopolysacchari...

journal_title：Immunopharmacology and immunotoxicology

authors： Park SY,Choi MH,Li M,Li K,Park G,Choi YW

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, intrahepatic CD8+ lymphocyte infiltrates as well as HLA class I and CD54 (ICAM-1) antigen expression at both tissue and serum levels were evaluated in 54 untreated patients with chronic hepatitis C stratified on the basis of histological diagnosis (Chronic Persistent Hepatitis/Chronic Lobular Hep...

journal_title：Immunopharmacology and immunotoxicology

authors： Piazzolla G,Tortorella C,Fiore G,Serrone M,Caccetta L,Jirillo E,Schiraldi O,Antonaci S

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 15 elderly individuals lyophilized Bifidobacterium bifidum (BB) and Lactobacillus acidophilus (LA) (Infloran) were administered in capsules (two capsules 4 times per day) for 28 days, while in 10 elderly controls placebo were given the same posology and for an equal period of time. The effects of this treatment on ...

journal_title：Immunopharmacology and immunotoxicology

authors： De Simone C,Ciardi A,Grassi A,Lambert Gardini S,Tzantzoglou S,Trinchieri V,Moretti S,Jirillo E

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of our study was to compare the effectiveness of immunosuppressive drugs on the prevention of allograft rejection in a murine model of low-risk and high-risk keratoplasty. The therapy included FK 506 (tacrolimus; 0.2 mg/kg), mycophenolate mofetil (30 mg/kg), aminoguanidine (0.1 g/kg), and combination of FK...

journal_title：Immunopharmacology and immunotoxicology

authors： Svozílková P,Bysterská P,Masek K,Valenta Z,Zvárová J,Farghali H

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tubeimoside-1 (TBMS1) is one of the important components in Bolbostemma paniculatum (Maxim.) Franque. In the study, its immunosuppressive effects on murine T lymphocyte responses were evaluated in vitro and in vivo. The data showed that TBMS1 inhibited ConA-induced T lymphocyte proliferation, decreased the ratio of CD...

journal_title：Immunopharmacology and immunotoxicology

authors： Huang Y,Ren M,Xiong Y,Wang T,Chen H,Deng X,Lu J

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs (DMARDs) are aimed to interfere with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) progression and reduce the joint damage; however, not all patients respond alike. Killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIR) and their ligands, human leucocyte antigen class I (HLA-I), have been associated...

journal_title：Immunopharmacology and immunotoxicology

authors： Velarde-de la Cruz EE,Sánchez-Hernández PE,Muñoz-Valle JF,Palafox-Sánchez CA,Ramírez-de Los Santos S,Graciano-Machuca O,García-Iglesias T,Montoya-Buelna M,Ramírez-Dueñas MG

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experiments were performed to analyze the possible effect of the immunomodulating agent Pidotimod (3-L-pyroglutamyl-L-thiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid) on mouse Natural Killer (NK) cell activity and glucocorticoid hormone(GCH)-induced thymocyte apoptosis. The results indicate that in vivo treatment with Pidotimod (200 m...

journal_title：Immunopharmacology and immunotoxicology

authors： Migliorati G,D'Adamio L,Coppi G,Nicoletti I,Riccardi C

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) has been shown to stimulate adenylate cyclase in a human lymphoblast cell line (MOLT 4). In the present study, we monitored fluorescence in cell suspensions and in single fura-2 loaded MOLT 4 lymphoblasts to determine if VIP modulates intracellular calcium concentrations ([Ca2+]...

journal_title：Immunopharmacology and immunotoxicology

authors： Anton PA,Shanahan F,Sun XP,Diehl D,Kodner A,Mayer EA

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Snakebites in rural areas of tropical and subtropical regions are commonly treated with medicinal plants. In this report, we have studied the ability of Anacardium occidentale bark extract to neutralize enzymatic as well as pharmacological effects induced by Vipera russelii venom. The extract neutralized the viper ven...

journal_title：Immunopharmacology and immunotoxicology

authors： Ushanandini S,Nagaraju S,Nayaka SC,Kumar KH,Kemparaju K,Girish KS

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung cancer continues to be the leading cause of cancer deaths and more than one million lung cancer patients will die every year worldwide. Radiotherapy (RT) plays an important role in lung cancer treatment, but the side effects of RT are pneumonitis and pulmonary fibrosis. RT-induced lung injury causes damage to alv...

journal_title：Immunopharmacology and immunotoxicology

authors： S N SG,Raviraj R,Nagarajan D,Zhao W

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the effect of pyridoxine deficiency state on the responses of human lymphocytes to certain mitogenic factors. Deoxypyridoxine (DB6), a potent pyridoxine antagonist, considerably inhibited Bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) incorporation into the newly synthesized DNA of lymphocytes cultured with Phytohemagglutinin (P...

journal_title：Immunopharmacology and immunotoxicology

authors： Scountzou J,Malisiovas N,Antoniadis A,Trakatellis A

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ethanol has been recognized as an immunosuppressive agent for many years. Effects of high levels of ethanol consumption on immune functions have been extensively studied, but little is known about the effects of low levels (scuh as 5% ethanol) of ethanol consumption. Herein we report that exposure of mice to 5% ethano...

journal_title：Immunopharmacology and immunotoxicology

authors： Guo TL,Zhang LX,Chen JP,Nguyen VA,White KL Jr,Gao B

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic skin inflammatory disease characterized by disequilibrium between Th1/Th2 lymphocytes. Helicobacter pylori neutrophil-activating protein (HP-NAP) has been reported that it has the potential immunomodulatory effect able to regulate the Th1/Th2 balance. OBJECTIVE:This study...

journal_title：Immunopharmacology and immunotoxicology

authors： Guo X,Ding C,Lu J,Zhou T,Liang T,Ji Z,Xie P,Liu X,Kang Q

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00