Suppressive effects of the Chinese herbal remedy Tripterygium wilfordii Hook f on eosinophilia and IgE hyperproduction in mice

The effects of chloroform extract of Tripterygium wilfordii Hook f (TWH extract) on eosinophilia and IgE hyperproduction induced by Mesocestoides cortii infection were examined in BALB/c mice. Mice were infected with M. cortii by intraperitoneal injection of 500 tetrathyridia. The number of peripher...

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Main Authors: Kazuhito Asano, Kayo Sugimoto, Tomiko Watanabe, Masataka Hisano, Tadashi Hisamitsu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2000-01-01
Series:Allergology International
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1323893015313848