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Phytolacca americana

Known as: ??, Poke Plant, Pokeweed 
A plant species of the family PHYTOLACCACEAE. The root has been used in traditional medicine and contains POKEWEED MITOGENS, triterpene glycosides… 
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Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
The role of dipeptidyl peptidase IV in human T lymphocyte activation. Inhibitors and antibodies against dipeptidyl peptidase IV suppress lymphocyte proliferation and immunoglobulin synthesis in vitro
Dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DP IV), an ectoenzyme in the cell membrane of T lymphocytes, is an important constituent in the process… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
BLAST-2 [EBVCS], an early cell surface marker of human B cell activation, is superinduced by Epstein Barr virus.
Activation of human B cells by pokeweed mitogen (PWM), protein A, anti-IgM, or EBV infection results in the expression of a new… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
T cell growth factor abrogates concanavalin A-induced suppressor cell function
Concanavalin A (Con-A)-induced suppressor T cells were found to respond to T cell growth factor (TCGF) by proliferation. TCGF… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Regulation of B cell immunoglobulin secretion by functional subsets of T lymphocytes in man
Two distinct immunoregulatory T cell subsets, termed T4+ and T5+, have been defined in man by monoclonal antibodies. Prior… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Characterization of a suppressor-cell leukemia. Evidence for the requirement of an interaction of two T cells in the development of human suppressor effector cells.
To characterize the suppressor activity of neoplastic T cells from a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Loss of Fc receptors for IgG from human T lymphocytes exposed to IgG immune complexes
SURFACE receptors for immunoglobulins (Ig) have been detected on mononuclear lymphoid cells of several animal species. They are… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Fc-receptor heterogeneity of human suppressor T cells.
Concanavalin A (Con A) stimulated the IgM-binding subpopulation of human T cells (TM) to suppress the pokeweed mitogen-induced… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Induction of plasma cell differentiation of human fetal lymphocytes: evidence for functional immaturity of T and B cells.
Resembling the in vitro antibody response of the newborn cultures of cord blood lymphocytes stimulated with pokeweed mitogen (PWM… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Activation of human B lymphocytes. II. Cellular interactions in the PFC response of human tonsillar and peripheral blood B lymphocytes to polyclonal activation by pokeweed mitogen.
A recently described system for the induction and assay of plaque-forming cells (PFC) following polyclonal stimulation of human B… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Aryl Hydrocarbon (Benzopyrene) Hydroxylase Is Stimulated in Human Lymphocytes by Mitogens and Benz[a]anthracene
A mixed-function oxidase that requires reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate, is carbon monoxide sensitive, and is… 
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