Augmentation of TNF-α production, NK cell activity and IL-12 p35 mRNA expression by methionine enkephalin

Acta Pharmacologica Sinica

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 182-185

  Zhong, Fei ^a   Li, Xiao Yu ^a   Yang, Sheng Li ^b  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Interleukin 12; Methionine enkephalin; Natural killer cells; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 12; MESSENGER RNA; METENKEPHALIN; NEUROPEPTIDE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HOST RESISTANCE; IMMUNOMODULATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MOUSE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE;

ANIMALS; CYTOTOXICITY, IMMUNOLOGIC; ENKEPHALIN, METHIONINE; INTERLEUKIN-12; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; MACROPHAGES, PERITONEAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED C57BL; RNA, MESSENGER; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 0029930538     PISSN: 16714083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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