Effect of Tityus serrulatus venom on cytokine production and the activity of murine macrophages

Mediators of Inflammation

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 23-31

  Petricevich, Vera L ^a  

^a INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Macrophage; Nitric oxide; Titus serrulatus

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 6; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; OXYGEN RADICAL; SCORPION VENOM; TITYUS TOXIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL CULTURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOTOXICITY; ENVENOMATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; IMMUNE STATUS; IMMUNOMODULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERNATANT;

ANIMALS; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MACROPHAGES, PERITONEAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; NITRIC OXIDE; SCORPION VENOMS;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE; SCORPIONES; TITYUS; TITYUS SERRULATUS; TOBACCO STREAK VIRUS;

EID: 0036197986     PISSN: 09629351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09629350210308     Document Type: Article

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