Chike G. Azike
University of Western Ontario
4 Papers
16 Citations
Chike G. Azike is an academic researcher from University of Western Ontario. The author has contributed to research in topics: American ginseng & Innate immune system. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 4 publications.
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Papers
Bioactive Polysaccharides of American Ginseng Panax quinquefolius L. in Modulation of Immune Function: Phytochemical and Pharmacological Characterization
Edmund M.K. Lui,Chike G. Azike,José A. Guerrero-Analco,Ahmad A. Romeh,Hua Pei,John T. Arnason Sherif J. Kaldas,Paul A. Charpentier +6 more
- 31 Oct 2012
TL;DR: This is an open access chapter distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Stimulation and Suppression of Innate Immune Function by American Ginseng Polysaccharides: Biological Relevance and Identification of Bioactives
TL;DR: AGRPS extract exerted immunostimulation and suppressed LPS immune response under basal and LPS induced proinflammatory conditions respectively.
The Yin and Yang actions of North American ginseng root in modulating the immune function of macrophages
TL;DR: ALC extract of NA ginseng, which was devoid of PS, was immuno-inhibitory whereas the AQ extract, which contained PS, is Immuno-stimulatory, which may be considered as the Yin and Yang actions of gINSeng.