TGF-β Differentially Modulates Epidermal Growth Factor-Mediated Increases in Leukemia-Inhibitory Factor, IL-6, IL-1α, and IL-1β in Human Thymic Epithelial Cells

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 158, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 2704-2712

  Schluns, Kimberly S ^a   Cook, Jane E ^a   Le, Phong T ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; GROWTH INHIBITOR; IMMUNOLOGICAL ADJUVANT; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 6; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; LIF PROTEIN, HUMAN; LYMPHOKINE; MESSENGER RNA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL CULTURE; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CHILD; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; EPITHELIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; THYMUS;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; CELL-FREE SYSTEM; CELLS, CULTURED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG SYNERGISM; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIUM; GROWTH INHIBITORS; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-1; INTERLEUKIN-6; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; LYMPHOKINES; RECEPTOR, EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; RECEPTORS, TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; RNA, MESSENGER; THYMUS GLAND; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

EID: 0031569111     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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