Dehydroepiandrosterone and melatonin prevent Bacillus anthracis lethal toxin-induced TNF production in macrophages

Cell Biology and Toxicology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 165-174

  Shin, S ^a   Hur, G H ^a   Kim, Y B ^a   Yeon, G B ^a   Park, K J ^b   Park, Y M ^b   Lee, W S ^a  

^a Agency for Defence Development   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anthrax lethal toxin; Cytokine; Dehydroepiandrosterone; Melatonin; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX TOXIN; EXOTOXIN; MELATONIN; PRASTERONE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; CELL CULTURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DRUG EFFECT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANIMAL; ANTHRAX; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CELLS, CULTURED; MACROPHAGES; MELATONIN; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; PRASTERONE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

EID: 0033808409     PISSN: 07422091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007606921569     Document Type: Article

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