Immunostimulatory action of L-4-oxalysine counteracts immunosuppression induced by α-fetoprotein

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 351, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 105-111

  Wang, Xing Wang ^a,b   Xu, Bin ^a  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Fetoprotein; Interleukin 6; L 4 Oxalysine; Liver cancer; Lymphocyte reaction, one way mixed; Mitogen reactivity

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; CONCANAVALIN A; INTERLEUKIN 6; LEVO 4 OXALYSINE; LYSINE DERIVATIVE; MITOGENIC AGENT; MITOMYCIN C; NATURAL PRODUCT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MIXED LYMPHOCYTE REACTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPLEEN CELL;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ALPHA-FETOPROTEINS; AMINO ACIDS, DICARBOXYLIC; ANIMALS; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTINEOPLASTIC; CELL DIVISION; CONCANAVALIN A; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; INTERLEUKIN-6; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; LIVER NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL; LYMPHOCYTE CULTURE TEST, MIXED; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MITOGENS; SPLEEN; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0032511132     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(98)00277-5     Document Type: Article

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