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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-4-2
pubmed:abstractText
The gels of Aloe species contain immunomodulatory components such as aloctin A and acemannan. Most studies on these gels were performed in in vitro cell culture systems. Although several studies examined their immunomodulatory activity in vivo, the route of administration was intraperitoneal or intramuscular. Here, we evaluated the in vivo immunomodulatory activity of processed Aloe vera gel (PAG) in mice. Oral administration of PAG significantly reduced the growth of C. albicans in the spleen and kidney following intravenous injection of C. albicans in normal mice. PAG administration also reduced the growth of C. albicans in streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice. PAG administration did not increase ovalbumin (OVA)-specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) generation in normal mice, but did increase it in high-fat-diet induced diabetic mice. These findings provide the first clear evidence for the immunomodulatory activity of orally administered Aloe vera gel.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0253-6269
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
33
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
451-6
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20361311-Administration, Oral, pubmed-meshheading:20361311-Aloe, pubmed-meshheading:20361311-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:20361311-Candida albicans, pubmed-meshheading:20361311-Candidiasis, pubmed-meshheading:20361311-Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental, pubmed-meshheading:20361311-Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, pubmed-meshheading:20361311-Gels, pubmed-meshheading:20361311-Immunologic Factors, pubmed-meshheading:20361311-Kidney, pubmed-meshheading:20361311-Male, pubmed-meshheading:20361311-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:20361311-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:20361311-Mice, Inbred ICR, pubmed-meshheading:20361311-Ovalbumin, pubmed-meshheading:20361311-Plant Preparations, pubmed-meshheading:20361311-Spleen, pubmed-meshheading:20361311-T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic, pubmed-meshheading:20361311-Time Factors
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
In vivo evidence of the immunomodulatory activity of orally administered Aloe vera gel.
pubmed:affiliation
College of Pharmacy, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, 361-763, Korea.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't