Immunomodulatory Activity of Cucurbitacin E Isolated from Ecballium Elaterium

Overview

Journal Fitoterapia

Publisher Elsevier

Specialties Pharmacology
Rehabilitation Medicine

Date 2005 May 24

PMID 15908139

Citations 12

Authors

E Attard

M P Brincat

A Cuschieri

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Abstract

The immunomodulatory effect of cucurbitacin E, extracted from Ecballium elaterium, was tested on peripheral human lymphocytes. These lymphocytes were co-cultured with cancer cells and an interesting lymphocyte-mediated cytotoxicity was observed.

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