Fitoterapia 2005-07-01

Immunomodulatory activity of cucurbitacin E isolated from Ecballium elaterium.

E Attard, M P Brincat, A Cuschieri

Index: Fitoterapia 76(5) , 439-41, (2005)

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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.