Prolactin regulates IL-1α, IFN-γ and IL-4 release from mouse splenocytes stimulated with some staphylococcal and streptococcal toxins

New Microbiologica

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 301-308

  Scarfogliero, P ^a   Vitiello, M ^a   Galdiero, M ^a   Brancaccio, F ^a   Sommese, L ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cytokine; Prolactin; Release

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; ENTEROTOXIN; ENTEROTOXIN F, STAPHYLOCOCCAL; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 4; PROLACTIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PROTEIN A; STREPTOLYSIN; STREPTOLYSIN S; SUPERANTIGEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CYTOLOGY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; MOUSE; SECRETION; SPLEEN;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENTEROTOXINS; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-1; INTERLEUKIN-4; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PROLACTIN; SPLEEN; STAPHYLOCOCCAL PROTEIN A; STREPTOLYSINS; SUPERANTIGENS;

EID: 0030256071     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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