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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-1-22
pubmed:abstractText
Modulation of immune response to alleviate disease has been of interest since long. Plant extracts have been widely investigated for possible immunomodulatory properties. We have evaluated the anticellular and immunomodulatory properties of ethanolic extract of Acorus calamus rhizome. This extract inhibited proliferation of mitogen (phytohaemagglutinin; PHA) and antigen (purified protein derivative; PPD)-stimulated human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). In addition, A. calamus extract inhibited growth of several cell lines of mouse and human origin. It also inhibited production of nitric oxide (NO), interleukin-2 (IL-2) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha). Intracytoplasmic interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) and expression of cell surface markers, CD16 and HLA-DR, on human PBMC, were not affected on treatment with A. calamus extract but CD25 expression was down regulated. Our study demonstrates the antiproliferative and immunosuppressive potential of ethanolic extract of A. calamus rhizome in vitro.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1567-5769
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2002 Elsevier Science B.V.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
3
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
53-61
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12538034-Acorus, pubmed-meshheading:12538034-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:12538034-Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte, pubmed-meshheading:12538034-Antigens, Neoplasm, pubmed-meshheading:12538034-Cell Division, pubmed-meshheading:12538034-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:12538034-Cytokines, pubmed-meshheading:12538034-Ethanol, pubmed-meshheading:12538034-Gene Expression Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:12538034-HLA-DR Antigens, pubmed-meshheading:12538034-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:12538034-Immunosuppressive Agents, pubmed-meshheading:12538034-Leukocytes, Mononuclear, pubmed-meshheading:12538034-Membrane Glycoproteins, pubmed-meshheading:12538034-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:12538034-Phytohemagglutinins, pubmed-meshheading:12538034-Plant Extracts, pubmed-meshheading:12538034-Rhizome, pubmed-meshheading:12538034-Tuberculin
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Anticellular and immunosuppressive properties of ethanolic extract of Acorus calamus rhizome.
pubmed:affiliation
Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow 226 014, India.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't