IL-4 gene expression up-regulated by mercury in rat mast cells: A role of oxidant stress in IL-4 transcription

International Immunology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 297-304

  Wu, Zhonglin ^a   Turner, David R ^a   Oliveira, David B G ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

IL 4; Mast cells; Oxidant stress

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANTIOXIDANT; DEFEROXAMINE MESYLATE; GLUTATHIONE ETHYL ESTER; GOLD SALT; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; INTERLEUKIN 4; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; MERCURY; MESSENGER RNA; PENICILLAMINE; PYRUVIC ACID; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; THIOL DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MAST CELL; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; VASCULITIS;

EID: 0035114751     PISSN: 09538178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intimm/13.3.297     Document Type: Article

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