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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2012-01-01
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Series: | Clinical and Developmental Immunology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/842928 |