Elevated expression of BCl-2 and Bcl-x by intestinal intraepithelial lymphocytes: Resistance to apoptosis by glucocorticoids and irradiation

International Immunology

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 945-953

  Van Houten, Nancy ^a   Blake, Sandra F ^a   Li, Ellen J ^a   Hallam, Thomas A ^a   Chilton, David G ^a   Gourley, William K ^a   Boise, Lawrence H ^b,c   Thompson, Craig B ^b   Thompson, E Brad ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; FACS; Glucocorticoid receptor; Immunomodulators; In vivo animal models; Mucosa; T lymphocytes

Indexed keywords

CD8 ANTIGEN; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR DELTA CHAIN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR GAMMA CHAIN;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; INTESTINE LYMPHATIC TISSUE; IONIZING RADIATION; LYMPHOCYTE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD4; ANTIGENS, CD8; APOPTOSIS; BCL-X PROTEIN; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; INTESTINE, SMALL; LIGANDS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MICE; MICE, INBRED CBA; PEYER'S PATCHES; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL, ALPHA-BETA; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL, GAMMA-DELTA; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; T-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 0031007962     PISSN: 09538178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intimm/9.7.945     Document Type: Article

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