Effect of Phorbol Myristate Acetate (PMA) and Ionophore A23187 on Interleukin-2 Levels and Proliferation of Activated T Lymphocytes from Patients with Lepromatous Leprosy

International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 73-79

  Alfaro Bustamante, Fernando ^a   Ramirez Flores, Gabriela ^a   Gonzalez Mendoza, Amado ^a   Islas Rodriguez, Alfonso ^a   Fafutis Morris, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIMYCIN; INTERLEUKIN 2; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LEPROMATOUS LEPROSY; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

ADULT; AGED; CALCIMYCIN; CELL DIVISION; CELLS, CULTURED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-2; LEPROSY, LEPROMATOUS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININS; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TETRADECANOYLPHORBOL ACETATE;

EID: 0030977672     PISSN: 0148916X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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