Brazilian propolis ethanol extract and its component kaempferol induce myeloid-derived suppressor cells from macrophages of mice in vivo and in vitro

Abstract Background Brazilian green propolis is produced by mixing secretions from Africanized honey bees with exudate, mainly from Baccharis dracunculifolia. Brazilian propolis is especially rich in flavonoids and cinammic acid derivatives, and it has been widely used in folk medicine owing to its...

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Main Authors: Hiroshi Kitamura, Natsuko Saito, Junpei Fujimoto, Ken-ichi Nakashima, Daisuke Fujikura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12906-018-2198-5