Oxygen radical production in human mononuclear blood cells is not suppressed by drugs used in clinical islet transplantation

Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 121-122

  Weinand, S ^a   Jahr, H ^a   Hering, B J ^a   Federlin, K ^a   Bretzel, R G ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

IL 1 ; Immunosuppressive drugs; Monocyte activation; Superoxide; TNF

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN A; INTERLEUKIN 1; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NICOTINAMIDE; OXYGEN RADICAL; PENTOXIFYLLINE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

CELL ACTIVITY; CELL DAMAGE; CELL DESTRUCTION; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PANCREAS ISLET TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 0033048316     PISSN: 09462716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001090050317     Document Type: Conference Paper

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