Effect of Vegetable Extracts on Immunoglobulin Production by Mesenteric Lymph Node Lymphocytes of Sprague-Dawley Rats

Induction of Anti-inflammatory Responses by DietaryMomordica charantiaL. (Bitter Gourd)

“…1,2) Many environmental factors, including food intake, can aŠect these interactions. The eŠects of some vegetable extracts on such immune cell activities as neutrophil accumulation, 3) Ig production 4) and cytokine production 5,6) have been reported. Momordica charantia L. (bitter gourd), a cucurbitaceae fruit widely consumed as a vegetable in Asia, has been reported to possess bioactivity, including antidiabetic activity, 7,8) antimutagenicity, 9,10) antiviral activity 11) and cytotoxicity.…”