Stabilized analogs of thymopentin. 3. Evaluation of ketomethylene pseudopeptides for antiarthritic properties

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 15, 1997, Pages 2407-2411

  Smith, R Lane ^a   Dousman, Linda ^b   Waud, William R ^c   DeGraw, Joseph I ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; COLLAGEN ANTIBODY; COLLAGEN TYPE 2; IMMUNOLOGICAL ADJUVANT; LYMPHOCYTE SURFACE MARKER; PSEUDOPEPTIDE; THYMOPENTIN DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; IMMUNOPOTENTIATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ARTHRITIS, EXPERIMENTAL; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EVALUATION STUDIES; MICE; MICE, INBRED DBA; RATS; THYMOPENTIN;

EID: 0030811299     PISSN: 00222623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jm950805v     Document Type: Article

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