Stimulatory effect of essential oil on innate cell-mediated immune response-5

Flow cytometry of the percentage of circulating granulocytes, monocytes and lymphocytes in untreated control (yellow solid bar) and in rats after 15 days of O administration (red solid bars). , , Cytofluorimetric evaluation, by phagotest kit, of phagocytic activity of granulocytes and monocytes from untreated control (yellow solid bar) and from rats after 15 days of O administration (red solid bars). The number of internalized bacteria has been recorded as Mean Fluorescence Intensity (MFI): mean values of 12 animals/group are reported as percent of increment of MFI at Trespect to T. Representative plots () of untreated controls and oil treated animals are also shown; R: granulocyte population, R: monocyte population; phagocytic activity in controls maintained at 0°C, to block bacteria internalization, is also reported (grey lines). , Cytofluorimetric analysis of expression of CD44, reported as MFI, in treated and untreated rats at the end (T) and after 5 days from the end of O administration (T). , Cytofluorimetric evaluation of percentage of CD25monocytes in treated and untreated rats at Tand at T. *< 0.01 control; **< 0.001 vs control; ***< 0.0001 control; ns = not significative.<p><b>Copyright information:</b></p><p>Taken from "Stimulatory effect of essential oil on innate cell-mediated immune response"</p><p>http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2172/9/17</p><p>BMC Immunology 2008;9():17-17.</p><p>Published online 18 Apr 2008</p><p>PMCID:PMC2374764.</p><p>