<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><Articles><Article><id>760</id><JournalTitle>IN VITRO IMMUNOSTIMULATING EFFECTS OF AQUEOUS AND  METHANOL EXTRACTS OF ANTHOCLEISTA VOGELII PLANCH  (LOGANIACEAE)</JournalTitle><Abstract>Anthocleista vogelii  is a medicinal plant widely used for the treat ment of many diseases. The aim of this study was to 
investigate  the  in  vitro  immune  stimulating  potential  of  aqueous  and  methanol  extracts  of  the  stem  bark  of  this  plant  with 
concentrations ranging from 2500 Î¼g/ml to 312, 5 Î¼g/ml. The activities of the different extracts were evaluated on cytotoxicity; 
on lymphocyte proliferation induced by BCG, LPS and PHA; on phagocytosis by nitroblue of tÃ©trazolium assay, on lysosomal 
activity, on myeloperoxydase activity and nitric oxide production. The results obtained   have shown that extracts do not affect 
the cellular viability and induced lymphocyte proliferation using mitogens (11.11 % to 12.02 %). Extracts have significantly 
affect  macrophages  activities  because  phagocytosis  (65.90  %  to  120.84  %),  lysosomalactivity  (20.61  %  to  43.29  %), 
myeloperoxydase activity (17.52 % to 55. 67 %) and nitric oxide activity (50.89 % to 83.33 %) have significantly increased. 
These results indicated that  Anthocleista vogelii  can improve immostimulatory potential of the immune system  of organism 
who consums it</Abstract><Email>david_miaffo@yahoo.fr</Email><articletype>Research</articletype><volume>7</volume><issue>8</issue><year>2016</year><keyword>cytotoxicity,lymphocyte proliferation,phagocytosis,Anthocleista vogelii</keyword><AUTHORS>Guessom K.O,Miaffo D,Miaffo D,Bonsou F.G.R,Kamtchueng M.O,Kuiate J.R,Kamanyi  A</AUTHORS><afflication>Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Dschang, Cameroon,Department of Life and Earth Sciences, Higher Teachersâ€™ Training College, University of Maroua, Cameroon,Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Dschang, Cameroon,Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Dschang, Cameroon,Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Dschang, Cameroon,Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Dschang, Cameroon,Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Dschang, Cameroon</afflication></Article></Articles>