A novel sesquiterpene acid and an alkaloid from leaves of the Eastern Nigeria mistletoe, Loranthus micranthus with potent immunostimulatory activity on C57BL6 mice splenocytes and CD69 molecule.

Omeje EO, Osadebe PO, Nworu CS, Nwodo JN, Obonga WO, Kawamura A, Esimone CO, Proksch P. A novel sesquiterpene acid and an alkaloid from leaves of the Eastern Nigeria mistletoe, Loranthus micranthus with potent immunostimulatory activity on C57BL6 mice splenocytes and CD69 molecule. Pharm Biol. 2011 Dec; 49(12):1271-6.

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subject areas

Adjuvants, Immunologic
Alkaloids
Animals
Antigens, CD
Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte
Cell Proliferation
Chloroform
Lectins, C-Type
Loranthaceae
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Nigeria
Plant Extracts
Plant Leaves
Sesquiterpenes
Solvents
Spleen

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Akira Kawamura

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