TY  - JOUR
AU  - Necib, Youcef 
AU  - Bahi, Ahlem 
AU  - Zerizer, Sakina 
AU  - Abdennour, Cherif 
AU  - Boulakoud, Mohamed Salah 
PY  - 2013
TI  - Immunomodulatory Activity of Argan Oil (Argania spinosa L)
JF  - American Journal of Immunology
VL  - 9
IS  - 3
DO  - 10.3844/ajisp.2013.85.87
UR  - https://thescipub.com/abstract/ajisp.2013.85.87
AB  - Immunomodulatory activity of Argan oil was evaluated on phagocytic activity by carbon clearance test. Adult Albinos Wistar rats randomly divided into four groups, were the first was served as a control, while animals of treatment group were given Argan oil at dose of: 2.5, 5 and 10 mL kg-1 by gavage respectively 10 days before injected the carbon ink suspension. In carbone clearance test, Argan oil exhibited significantly phagocytic index dose-dependent against control group, indicating stimulation of the reticulo-endothelial system. Present study thus reveals that argan oil holds promise as immunomodulatory agent, which act by stimulating dose dependent phagocytic function.