Immunomodulatory effects of Potentilla indica and Dendrophthoe pentandra on mice splenocytes and thymocytes
Immunomodulators are agents that are able to stimulate or inhibit the immune response. The leaf extracts from Potentilla indica and Dendrophthoe pentandra were analyzed in vitro for immunomodulatory activity and an MTT colorimetric assay was conducted to determine the proliferation of mice splenocyt...
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| author | Ang, Hui Ying Subramani, Tamilselvan Yeap, Swee Keong Omar, Abdul Rahman Ho, Wan Yang Abdullah, Mohd Puad Mohamed Alitheen, Noorjahan Banu |
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| description | Immunomodulators are agents that are able to stimulate or inhibit the immune response. The leaf extracts from Potentilla indica and Dendrophthoe pentandra were analyzed in vitro for immunomodulatory activity and an MTT colorimetric assay was conducted to determine the proliferation of mice splenocytes and thymocytes. A bromodeoxyuridine assay was performed to analyze DNA synthesis and the Trypan blue exclusion method was conducted to evaluate the changes in total cell population. The results indicated that treatment with P. indica and D. pentandra produced a time‑ and dose-dependent increase in cell viability and proliferation. Following 72 h of treatment with P. indica and D. pentandra, thymocyte proliferation was augmented by 18 and 41%, respectively and splenocyte proliferation increased by 35 and 42%, respectively, when compared with untreated cells. The present study demonstrated that these extracts may act as potential immunostimulants and, thus, represent an alternative source of immunomodulatory compounds for the treatment of human immune‑mediated diseases. |
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| spelling | upm-379372015-12-29T12:25:57Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37937/ Immunomodulatory effects of Potentilla indica and Dendrophthoe pentandra on mice splenocytes and thymocytes Ang, Hui Ying Subramani, Tamilselvan Yeap, Swee Keong Omar, Abdul Rahman Ho, Wan Yang Abdullah, Mohd Puad Mohamed Alitheen, Noorjahan Banu Immunomodulators are agents that are able to stimulate or inhibit the immune response. The leaf extracts from Potentilla indica and Dendrophthoe pentandra were analyzed in vitro for immunomodulatory activity and an MTT colorimetric assay was conducted to determine the proliferation of mice splenocytes and thymocytes. A bromodeoxyuridine assay was performed to analyze DNA synthesis and the Trypan blue exclusion method was conducted to evaluate the changes in total cell population. The results indicated that treatment with P. indica and D. pentandra produced a time‑ and dose-dependent increase in cell viability and proliferation. Following 72 h of treatment with P. indica and D. pentandra, thymocyte proliferation was augmented by 18 and 41%, respectively and splenocyte proliferation increased by 35 and 42%, respectively, when compared with untreated cells. The present study demonstrated that these extracts may act as potential immunostimulants and, thus, represent an alternative source of immunomodulatory compounds for the treatment of human immune‑mediated diseases. Spandidos Publications 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37937/1/Immunomodulatory%20effects%20of%20Potentilla%20indica%20and%20Dendrophthoe%20pentandra%20on%20mice%20splenocytes%20and%20thymocytes.pdf Ang, Hui Ying and Subramani, Tamilselvan and Yeap, Swee Keong and Omar, Abdul Rahman and Ho, Wan Yang and Abdullah, Mohd Puad and Mohamed Alitheen, Noorjahan Banu (2014) Immunomodulatory effects of Potentilla indica and Dendrophthoe pentandra on mice splenocytes and thymocytes. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 7 (6). pp. 1733-1737. ISSN 1792-0981; ESSN: 1792-1015 http://www.spandidos-publications.com/etm/7/6/1733/abstract 10.3892/etm.2014.1657 |
| spellingShingle | Ang, Hui Ying Subramani, Tamilselvan Yeap, Swee Keong Omar, Abdul Rahman Ho, Wan Yang Abdullah, Mohd Puad Mohamed Alitheen, Noorjahan Banu Immunomodulatory effects of Potentilla indica and Dendrophthoe pentandra on mice splenocytes and thymocytes |
| title | Immunomodulatory effects of Potentilla indica and Dendrophthoe pentandra on mice splenocytes and thymocytes |
| title_full | Immunomodulatory effects of Potentilla indica and Dendrophthoe pentandra on mice splenocytes and thymocytes |
| title_fullStr | Immunomodulatory effects of Potentilla indica and Dendrophthoe pentandra on mice splenocytes and thymocytes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Immunomodulatory effects of Potentilla indica and Dendrophthoe pentandra on mice splenocytes and thymocytes |
| title_short | Immunomodulatory effects of Potentilla indica and Dendrophthoe pentandra on mice splenocytes and thymocytes |
| title_sort | immunomodulatory effects of potentilla indica and dendrophthoe pentandra on mice splenocytes and thymocytes |
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