Role of endogenous interferon-γ on the enhancement of splenic NK cell activity by electroacupuncture stimulation in mice

Journal of Neuroimmunology

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 176-186

  Yu, Ying ^a   Kasahara, Takako ^a   Sato, Takao ^a   Asano, Kazuhito ^a   Yu, Guang Di ^a   Fang, Jian Qiao ^a   Guo, Shi Yu ^a   Sahara, Masaaki ^a   Hisamitsu, Tadashi ^a  

^a SHOWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

endorphin; Acupuncture; Interferon ; Natural killer cell activity

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; GAMMA INTERFERON; NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODY;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; IMMUNOMODULATION; INTERFERON INDUCTION; MOUSE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN CELL;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD3; BETA-ENDORPHIN; CATECHOLAMINES; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-12; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED ICR; NALOXONE; RABBITS; RECEPTORS, INTERLEUKIN-2; SPLEEN;

EID: 0032190830     PISSN: 01655728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-5728(98)00143-X     Document Type: Article

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