Dexamethasone and pentoxifylline inhibit endotoxin-induced cachectin/tumor necrosis factor synthesis at separate points in the signaling pathway

Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 1990, Pages 391-394

  Han, J ^a   Thompson, P ^a   Beutler, B ^b  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; ENDOTOXIN; MESSENGER RNA; PENTOXIFYLLINE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMAL; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CELLS, CULTURED; DEXAMETHASONE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MACROPHAGES; MICE; PENTOXIFYLLINE; RNA, MESSENGER; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; THEOBROMINE; TRANSLATION, GENETIC; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

EID: 0025282043     PISSN: 00221007     EISSN: 15409538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1084/jem.172.1.391     Document Type: Article

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