Increased Apoptosis of T Lymphocytes and Macrophages in the Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems of Lewis Rats with Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis Treated with Dexamethasone

Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 58-69

  Nguyen, Kim B ^a   McCombe, Pamela A ^a   Pender, Michael P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis; Glucocorticoid; Macrophage; Multiple sclerosis; Peripheral nervous system; T lymphocyte

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE;

ALLERGIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; GUINEA PIG; LEWIS RAT; MACROPHAGE; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PATHOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVE; RAT; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL ROOT; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMUS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; DEXAMETHASONE; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, AUTOIMMUNE, EXPERIMENTAL; GUINEA PIGS; MACROPHAGES; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PERIPHERAL NERVES; RATS; RATS, INBRED LEW; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; T-LYMPHOCYTES; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 0030635799     PISSN: 00223069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005072-199701000-00006     Document Type: Article

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