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Anti-inflammatory potential of Capparis spinosa L. in vivo in mice through inhibition of cell infiltration and cytokine gene expression.
BMC complementary and alternative medicine - 31 Jan 2017
El Azhary Khadija, Tahiri Jouti Nadia, El Khachibi Meryam, Moutia Mouna, Tabyaoui Imane, El Hou Abdelhalim, Achtak Hafid, Nadifi Sellama, Habti Norddine, Badou Abdallah
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Several chronic inflammatory diseases are characterized by inappropriate CD4+ T cell response. In the present study, we assessed the ability of Capparis spinosa L. (CS) preparation to orientate, in vivo, the immune response mediated by CD4+ T cells towards an anti-inflammatory response. METHODS: The in vivo study was carried out by using the contact hypersensitivity (CHS) model in Swiss mice. Then we...
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