Melatonin increases antigen presentation and amplifies specific and non specific signals for T-cell proliferation

International Journal of Immunopharmacology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1993, Pages 463-468

  Pioli, Claudio ^a,b   Caroleo, M Cristina ^a,b   Nistico', Giuseppe ^a,b   Doriac, Gino ^a,b  

^a ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 1; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; MELATONIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN CELL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANIMAL; ANTIGEN-PRESENTING CELLS; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS II; INTERLEUKIN-1; MACROPHAGES; MALE; MELATONIN; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED DBA; PINEAL GLAND; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

EID: 0027300325     PISSN: 01920561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0192-0561(93)90060-C     Document Type: Article

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