7β-OH-DHEA counteracts dexamethasone induced suppression of primary immune response in murine spleenocytes

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 71, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 133-137

  Sterzl I ^a   Hampl, R ^a   Sterzl J ^b   Votruba, J ^b   Starka L ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENDOCRINOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

7 Hydroxylated metabolites of dehydroepiandrosterone; Dehydroepiandrosterone; Dexamethasone; Murine spleenocytes; Primary immune response

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID ANTAGONIST; PRASTERONE; 7 HYDROXYDEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; 7-HYDROXYDEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; DRUG DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INHIBITION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLAQUE FORMING CELL; SPLEEN CELL; ANIMAL; ANTIBODY PRODUCING CELL; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CYTOLOGY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; HEMOLYTIC PLAQUE ASSAY; IMMUNOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; SPLEEN;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY-PRODUCING CELLS; CELL SURVIVAL; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; DEXAMETHASONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HEMOLYTIC PLAQUE TECHNIQUE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; SPLEEN;

EID: 0033233117     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-0760(99)00134-X     Document Type: Article

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