Glucocorticoids inhibit lipopolysaccharide-induced production of tumor necrosis factor-α by human fetal kupffer cells

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 1991, Pages 296-301

  Kutteh, William H ^a   Rainey, William E ^a   Carr, Bruce R ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; ESTRADIOL; HYDROCORTISONE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MIFEPRISTONE; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KUPFFER CELL; LIVER CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DEXAMETHASONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FETUS; HUMAN; KINETICS; KUPFFER CELLS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MIFEPRISTONE; STEROIDS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0025942807     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem-73-2-296     Document Type: Article

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