Dexamethasone promotes phagocytosis and bacterial killing by human monocytes/macrophages in vitro

Journal of Leukocyte Biology

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 801-807

  Van der Goes, A ^a   Hoekstra, K ^a   Van den Berg, T K ^a   Dijkstra, C D ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Glucocorticoids; Multiple sclerosis; Myelin

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; MYELIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOMODULATION; MACROPHAGE; MONOCYTE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0033844292     PISSN: 07415400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jlb.67.6.801     Document Type: Article

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