Beta-estradiol-induced decrease in IL-12 and TNF-α expression suppresses macrophage functions in the course of Listeria monocytogenes infection in mice

International Journal of Immunopharmacology

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 481-497

  Salem, Mohamed Labib ^a,b   Matsuzaki, Goro ^a   Madkour, Gamal A ^b   Nomoto, Kikuo ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Tanta University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Estradiol; Cytokines; Intracellular killing; Listeria monocytogenes; Macrophages; Phagocytosis

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ESTRADIOL; FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 4; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; INTRAARTERIAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRACELLULAR KILLING; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIOSIS; MACROPHAGE FUNCTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PERITONEUM EXUDATE; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-12; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; LISTERIA INFECTIONS; MACROPHAGES, PERITONEAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED C3H; PHAGOCYTOSIS; TH1 CELLS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 0032973199     PISSN: 01920561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0192-0561(99)00027-2     Document Type: Article

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