The effect of the Melissa officinalis extract on immune response in mice

• Published in: Acta Poloniae pharmaceutica Vol. 60; no. 6; p. 467
• Main Authors: Drozd, Janina, Anuszewska, Elzbieta
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Poland 01.11.2003
• Subjects: Adjuvants, Immunologic - isolation & purification; Adjuvants, Immunologic - pharmacology; Animals; Cytotoxicity Tests, Immunologic - methods; Female; Melissa - immunology; Mice; Mice, Inbred BALB C; Plant Extracts - isolation & purification; Plant Extracts - pharmacology; Plant Structures; T-Lymphocytes - drug effects; T-Lymphocytes - immunology; Thymus Gland - cytology; Thymus Gland - drug effects; Thymus Gland - immunology

The effect of an extract from Melissa officinalis on immune response in mice was analysed using the cytotoxicity test in three dilutions (undiluted extract and extract diluted 10 and 100 times) and hemagglutination and rosette tests with various routes of administration (oral and subcutaneous). The...