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Triptolide, a component of Chinese herbal medicine, modulates the functional phenotype of dendritic cells.
Transplantation - 15 Dec 2007
Liu Yan, Chen Yan, Lamb Jonathan R, Tam Paul K H
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BACKGROUND: Triptolide (TPT) is a component of the Chinese herb Triptergium wilfordii and has potent immunosuppressive and anti-inflammatory effects. Since dendritic cells (DCs) play a critical role in the initiation of alloimmune responses to foreign grafts, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of TPT in the functional phenotype of bone marrow (BM)-derived DCs. METHODS: BM-derived DCs were...
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