An aqueous Chlorella extract inhibits IL-5 production by mast cells in vitro and reduces ovalbumin-induced eosinophil infiltration in the airway in mice in vivo.

Kralovec, J A; Power, M R; Liu, F; Maydanski, E; Ewart, H S; Watson, L V; Barrow, C J; Lin, T J

Kralovec, J A; Power, M R; Liu, F; Maydanski, E; Ewart, H S; Watson, L V; Barrow, C J; Lin, T J.

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Kralovec JA; Ocean Nutrition Canada Ltd., Bioscience Enterprise Centre, 1721 Lower Water Street, Halifax, NS, Canada B3J 1S5. jkralovec@ocean-nutrition.com

Int Immunopharmacol ; 5(4): 689-98, 2005 Apr.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15710338

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Chlorella/chemistry; Dietary Supplements; Interleukin-5/biosynthesis; Lung/drug effects; Lung/immunology; Mast Cells/drug effects; Animals; Cells, Cultured; Eosinophils/drug effects; Eosinophils/physiology; Female; Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor/biosynthesis; Immunoglobulin E/immunology; Mast Cells/physiology; Mice; Mice, Inbred BALB C; Mice, Inbred C57BL; Neutrophils/drug effects; Neutrophils/physiology; Ovalbumin

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Chlorella / Interleukin-5 / Dietary Supplements / Lung / Mast Cells Limits: Animals Language: En Journal: Int Immunopharmacol Journal subject: ALERGIA E IMUNOLOGIA / FARMACOLOGIA Year: 2005 Type: Article

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