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From: Anticancer and cancer preventive activities of shogaol and curcumin from Zingiberaceae family plants in KG-1a leukemic stem cells

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Inhibitory effects of crude ethanolic extracts and their active compound on IL-2 production. PHA-activated PBMCs were incubated with crude ethanolic extracts and their active compounds for 24 h. The supernatants were collected and measured the levels of IL-2 by ELISA kit. All compounds and extracts inhibited IL-2 release by more than 20% compared to dexamethasone (positive control). Data are the mean ± SD (n = 3); *p < 0.05 vs. positive control

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