Inhibitory effect of the Pseudobrickellia brasiliensis (Spreng) R.M. King & H. Rob. aqueous extract on human lymphocyte proliferation and IFN-γ and TNF-α production in vitro

Inhibitory effect of the Pseudobrickellia brasiliensis (Spreng) R.M. King & H. Rob. aqueous extract on human lymphocyte proliferation and IFN-γ and TNF-α production in vitro

Pseudobrickellia brasiliensis (Asteraceae) is a plant commonly known as arnica-do-campo and belongs to the native flora of the Brazilian Cerrado. The alcoholic extract of the plant has been used as an anti-inflammatory agent in folk medicine, but the biological mechanism of action has not been eluci...

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Main Authors: V.G. Almeida, B.A. Avelar-Freitas, M.G. Santos, L.A. Costa, T.J. Silva, W.F. Pereira, M.L.L. Amorim, C.F.F. Grael, L.E. Gregório, E. Rocha-Vieira, G.E.A. Brito-Melo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Subjects:
Cytokines
Lymphocyte proliferation
Luteolin
Medicinal plant
Pseudobrickellia brasiliensis
Quinic acid
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