Glucan phosphate potentiates endotoxin-induced interferon-γ expression in immunocompetent mice, but attenuates induction of endotoxin tolerance

Clinical Science

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 541-550

  Sherwood, E R ^a   Varma, T K ^a   Fram, R Y ^a   Lin, C Y ^a   Koutrouvelis, A P ^a   Toliver Kinsky, T E ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Endotoxin; Glucan; Interferon ; Interleukins; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; ENDOTOXIN; GAMMA INTERFERON; GLUCAN PHOSPHATE; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 12 RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 18; INTERLEUKIN 18 RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; POLYSACCHARIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTOXEMIA; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; IMMUNOMODULATION; INFECTION RESISTANCE; INTERFERON PRODUCTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEPSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BETA-GLUCANS; DRUG SYNERGISM; ENDOTOXINS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLUCANS; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INTERFERON INDUCERS; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-12; INTERLEUKIN-18; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; RNA, MESSENGER; SPLEEN; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 0035211777     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/CS20010074     Document Type: Article

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