Protective effect of Echinacea purpurea (Immulant) against cisplatin-induced immunotoxicity in rats.
Abdelazeem Ali KhalafShaymaa HusseinAdel Fathy TohamySherif MaroufHanan Dawood YassaAmr Reda ZakiAnupam BishyaeePublished in: Daru : journal of Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (2019)
The herbal medicine Immulant is an immunostimulant which could be used to treat the immunotoxic effects of cisplatin. Graphical abstract Cisplatin (CP) is a highly effective antineoplastic DNA alkylating agent. CP induces free radical production causing an oxidative damage.Cisplatin induced marked inhibition in cellular and humoral immunityEchinacea purpurea (Immulant) is a powerful anticytotoxic agent against cisplatin toxicity.