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proliferation

 [pro-lif″ĕ-ra´shun]
the reproduction or multiplication of similar forms, especially of cells. See also hyperplasia and hypertrophy. adj., adj prolif´erative, prolif´erous.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

pro·lif·er·a·tion

(prō-lif'ĕr-ā'shŭn),
Growth and reproduction of similar cells.
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

proliferation

Multiplication of cells or organisms. See Autonomous proliferation, Cell proliferation, Systemic immunoblastic proliferation.
McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

pro·lif·er·a·tion

(prŏ-lif'ĕr-ā'shŭn)
Growth and reproduction of similar cells.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

proliferation

Multiplication. The process of increasing in number by reproduction.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

pro·lif·er·a·tion

(prŏ-lif'ĕr-ā'shŭn)
Growth and reproduction of similar cells.
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012
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(2,17,18,27) SDG did not have any effects on T cell proliferation in the current study.
Babu et a1 (21) reported inhibitory effects of a high flaxseed diet (40% of diet, w/w) on lymphocyte proliferation. These authors concluded that dietary unsaturated fatty acid is known to have inhibitory effects on lymphocyte proliferation, and the decreased lymphocyte proliferation could be due to the high alpha linolenic acids concentration in the flaxseed (21) Moreover, defatted flaxseed or low flaxseed diet had no effects on lymphocyte proliferation in the same study by Babu et al.
Although dietary flaxseed did not affect lymphocyte proliferation, dietary flaxseed (10% of diet, w/w) significantly inhibited superoxide generation by rat peritoneal exudates cells (22) which indicates antioxidant activity of flaxseed.
No effects of SDG on T cell proliferation followed by mitogen stimulation in the current study might be explained in the following way: since SDG treatment of the cells occurred before mitogen stimulation, T cells could not be activated by ROS.
The different incorporation time of SDG, and production of ROS in the cell culture before and after SDG treatment should be measured to clarify SDG effects on mitogen stimulated T cell proliferation.
(9.) Roy RM, Petrella M, Ross WM: Modification of mitogen-induced proliferation of murine splenic lymphocytes by in vitro tocopherol.
(14.) Gossage C, Deyhim M, Moser-Veillon PB, Douglas LW Kramer TR: Effect of -carotene supplementation and lactation on carotenoid metabolism and mitogenic T lymphocyte proliferation. Am J Clin Nutr 2000, 71(4): 950-955.
Effects of flaxseed lignan on in vitro mitogen-stimulated t cell proliferation

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