Immunomodulatory activity of cucurbitacin E isolated from Ecballium elaterium

被引:67
作者
Attard, E [1 ]
Brincat, MP
Cuschieri, A
机构
[1] Univ Malta, Inst Agr, Msida, Malta
[2] Univ Malta, Fac Med & Surg, Dept Obstet & Gynaecol, Msida, Malta
[3] Univ Malta, Fac Med & Surg, Dept Anat, Msida, Malta
关键词
Ecballium elaterium; immunomodulatory activity; cucurbitacin E;
D O I
10.1016/j.fitote.2005.02.007
中图分类号
R914 [药物化学];
学科分类号
100701 [药物化学];
摘要
The immunomodulatory effect of cucurbitacin E, extracted from Ecballium elaterium, was tested on peripheral human lymphocytes. These lymphocytes were co-cultured with cancer cells and an interesting lymphocyte-mediated cytotoxicity was observed. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:439 / 441
页数:3
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