Melatonin modulates allergic lung inflammation

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 363-369

  Martins Jr, Eivor ^a   De Oliveira, Ana Paula Ligeiro ^b   De Araujo, Ana Maria Fialho ^b   De Lima, Wothan Tavares ^b   Cipolla Neto, José ^a,b   Costa Rosa, Luis Fernando B P ^a  

^a Department of Physiology and Biophysics ^*  (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Allergy; Asthma; Cell migration; Lung; Melatonin; Pineal; Rat

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MELATONIN; OVALBUMIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ALLERGIC PNEUMONITIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BONE MARROW; BRONCHOSPASM; CELL COUNT; CELL MIGRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PINEALECTOMY; PROVOCATION TEST; RAT;

ANIMALS; BONE MARROW; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; CELL MOVEMENT; CORTICOSTERONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; MELATONIN; OVALBUMIN; PINEAL GLAND; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY;

EID: 0034758289     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-079X.2001.310412.x     Document Type: Article

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