Mistletoe Immunoactivity
Low-dose mistletoe lectin-1 does not increase TNFalpha and IL-6, high doses do
Published in Women's Health Weekly, August 28th, 2003
"Cytokine (TNFalpha and IL-6) release by whole blood from healthy donors was challenged with mistletoe extract standardized for mistletoe lectin-1 (sML) and control substances (E. coli endotoxin; phytohaemagglutinin). The rationale of this investigation was non-proven warnings that proinflammatory cytokines induced by the application of standardized mistletoe lectins may induce tumor cell proliferation," scientists writing in the journal Anticancer Research report.
"These investigations provided evidence that...
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