Beneficial Effect of Bupleurum Polysaccharides on Autoimmune-Prone MRL-lpr Mice

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic systemic autoimmune disease leading to inflammatory tissue damage in multiple organs. The crude polysaccharides (BPs) isolated from the roots of Bupleurum smithii var. parvifolium have anticomplementary activity and immunomodulatory functions on macrop...

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Main Authors: Yi-Wen Jiang, Hong Li, Yun-Yi Zhang, Wen Li, Yi-Fan Jiang, Ying-Ye Ou, Dao-Feng Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Clinical and Developmental Immunology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/842928