Carica papaya induces in vitro thrombopoietic cytokines secretion by mesenchymal stem cells and haematopoietic cells

• Main Authors: Aziz, Jazli, Abu Kassim , Noor Lide, Abu Kasim, Noor Hayaty, Haque, Nazmul, Rahman, Mohammad Tariqur
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central 2015
• Subjects: QR180 Immunology
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/43959/1/s12906-015-0749-6.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/43959/; http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6882/15/215

Background Use of Carica papaya leaf extracts, reported to improve thrombocyte counts in dengue patients, demands further analysis on the underlying mechanism of its thrombopoietic cytokines induction Methods In vitro cultures of peripheral blood leukocytes (PBL) and stem cells from human exfol...