Regulation of cytokine and cytokine receptor expression by glucocorticoids

Journal of Leukocyte Biology

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 563-572

  Almawi, Wassim Y ^a   Beyhum, Hayfa N ^a   Rahme, Amal A ^a   Rieder, Michael J ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Interleukins; mRNA; T cells; Transcription factors

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; CYTOKINE; CYTOKINE RECEPTOR; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; MESSENGER RNA; MIFEPRISTONE; PREDNISONE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

CELLULAR IMMUNITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC REGULATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0029801742     PISSN: 07415400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jlb.60.5.563     Document Type: Review

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