Immunomodulatory effect of Achyrocline satureioides (LAM.) D.C. aqueous extracts

A L Santos; D Ripoll; N Nardi; V L Bassani

doi:10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199902)13:1<65::AID-PTR371>3.0.CO;2-Z

Immunomodulatory effect of Achyrocline satureioides (LAM.) D.C. aqueous extracts

Phytother Res. 1999 Feb;13(1):65-6. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199902)13:1<65::AID-PTR371>3.0.CO;2-Z.

Authors

A L Santos¹, D Ripoll, N Nardi, V L Bassani

Affiliation

¹ Curso de Pós-graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.

PMID: 10189954
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199902)13:1<65::AID-PTR371>3.0.CO;2-Z

Abstract

The immunomodulatory activity of aqueous extract from Achyrocline satureioides, prepared using heating, was investigated with a mitogen-induced cell proliferation assay and IL-2 secretion in BALB/c mice. The results showed a slightly immunosuppressive activity.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adjuvants, Immunologic / pharmacology*
Animals
Brazil
Cell Division / drug effects
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
In Vitro Techniques
Interleukin-2 / biosynthesis
Mice
Mice, Inbred BALB C
Mitogens / pharmacology
Plant Extracts / pharmacology*
Plants, Medicinal / chemistry*
T-Lymphocytes / drug effects
T-Lymphocytes / metabolism

Substances

Adjuvants, Immunologic
Interleukin-2
Mitogens
Plant Extracts