IL-6, IFN-γ and TNF-α production by liver-associated T cells and acute liver injury in rats administered concanavalin A

Immunology and Cell Biology

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 542-549

  Cao, Qi ^a   Batey, Robert ^a,b   Pang, Gerald ^a   Russell, Adrian ^a   Clancy, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Concanavalin A; IFN ; IL 6; Liver associated lymphocytes; TNF

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; CONCANAVALIN A; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER INJURY; NONHUMAN; RAT; T LYMPHOCYTE; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANIMALS; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CONCANAVALIN A; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-6; LIVER; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TIME FACTORS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032437014     PISSN: 08189641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1711.1998.00779.x     Document Type: Article

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