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ArticleImmune network2010

Cordyceps militaris Enhances MHC-restricted Antigen Presentation via the Induced Expression of MHC Molecules and Production of Cytokines.

Seulmee Shin, Yoonhee Park, Seulah Kim, Hee-Eun Oh, Young-Wook Ko, Shinha Han, Seungjeong Lee, Chong-Kil Lee, Kyunghae Cho, Kyungjae Kim

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Article in Immune network, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Seulmee ShinCollege of Pharmacy, Sahmyook University, Seoul 139-742, Korea.
Yoonhee Park
Seulah Kim
Hee-Eun Oh
Young-Wook Ko
Shinha Han
Seungjeong Lee
Chong-Kil Lee
Kyunghae Cho
Kyungjae Kim
Sahmyook University · KRChungbuk National University · KRSeoul Women's University · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCordyceps militarys water extract (CME) has been reported to exert antitumor and immunomodulatory activities in vivo and in vitro. However, the therapeutic mechanism has not yet been elucidated. In this study, we examined the effects of CME on the antigen presenting function of antigen presenting cells (APCs).

methodsDendritic cells (DCs) were cultured in the presence of CME, and then allowed to phagocytose microspheres containing ovalbumin (OVA). After washing and fixing the efficacy of OVA, peptide presentation by DCs were evaluated using CD8 and CD4 T cells. Also, we confirmed the protein levels of proinflammatory cytokines through western blot analysis.

resultsCME enhanced both MHC class I and class II-restricted presentation of OVA in DCs. In addition, the expression of both MHC class I and II molecules was enhanced, but there was no changes in the phagocytic activity of exogenous OVA. Furthermore, CME induced the protein levels of iNOS, COX-2, proinflammatory cytokines, and nuclear p65 in a concentration-dependent manner, as determined by western blot.

conclusionThese results provide an understanding of the mechanism of the immuno-enhancing activity of CME on the induction of MHC-restricted antigen presentation in relation to their actions on APCs.

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Antigen presenting cellsCordyceps militarisMHC-restricted antigen presentationProinflammatory cytokines

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