Immunomodulatory Effect of Agave tequilana Evaluated on an Autoimmunity Like-SLE Model Induced in Balb/c Mice with Pristane

In this work, the immunomodulatory activity of the acetone extract and the fructans obtained from Agave tequilana were evaluated, on the systemic autoimmunity type-SLE model generated by the administration of 2,6,10,14-tetramethylpentadecane (TMPD, also known as pristane) on Balb/c female mice. The...

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Main Authors: Zúlima Jannette Gutiérrez Nava, Antonio Ruperto Jiménez-Aparicio, Maribel Lucila Herrera-Ruiz, Enrique Jiménez-Ferrer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-05-01
Series:Molecules
Subjects:
SLE
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/22/6/848