Effect of vegetable extracts on immunoglobulin production by mesenteric lymph node lymphocytes of Sprague-Dawley rats.
To clarify the immunoglobulin production-regulating activity of vegetable extracts, mesenteric lymph node lymphocytes of Sprague-Dawley rats were cultured in the presence of 25 different vegetable extracts. The immunoglobulin content in the culture medium determined by ELISA indicated that the lily family (Liliaceae) vegetables most strongly enhanced the production of IgA and IgG, whereas they suppressed IgE production.
Kaku
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S
Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Yamada
K
K
Hassan
N
N
Watanabe
T
T
Sugano
M
M
D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003470:Culture Media; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D008643:Mesentery; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D014675:Vegetables / Q000737:chemistry*
D003470:Culture Media; D007136:Immunoglobulins; D010936:Plant Extracts