Murine alpha-2-macroglobulin increase during inflammatory responses and tumor growth

Inflammation Research

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 446-452

  Isaac, L ^a   Florido, M P C ^a   Fecchio, D ^a,b   Singer, L M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acute phase proteins; Alpha 2 macroglobulin; Cytokine clearance; Protease inhibitor; Tumor

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 MACROGLOBULIN; BCG VACCINE; CARRAGEENAN; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; THIOGLYCOLIC ACID; TUBERCULIN; ZYMOSAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CELL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; EHRLICH ASCITES TUMOR CELL; ELECTROIMMUNOASSAY; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEAL FLUID; TUMOR GROWTH;

ACUTE-PHASE REACTION; ALPHA-MACROGLOBULINS; ANIMALS; CARCINOMA, EHRLICH TUMOR; CHRONIC DISEASE; IMMUNOASSAY; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MICE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; NEOPLASM TRANSPLANTATION; PERITONEAL CAVITY; RABBITS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032820976     PISSN: 10233830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000110050485     Document Type: Article

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