Gene expression of immunomodulatory cytokines induced by Narcissus tazetta lectin in the mouse

Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 271-277

  Ooi, Linda S M ^a   Liu, Fang ^a   Ooi, Vincent E C ^a   Ng, T B ^a   Fung, M C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cytokine genes; Immunomodulation; Mannose binding lectin; Narcissus

Indexed keywords

CELLS; FUNGI; GENETIC ENGINEERING; IMMUNOLOGY; RNA;

GENE EXPRESSION;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; LECTIN; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RNA; STEM CELL FACTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

AGARICUS BISPORUS; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DOWN REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOPOTENTIATION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IN VIVO STUDY; KINETICS; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MOUSE; MUSHROOM; NONHUMAN; ONSET AGE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ISOLATION; SPLEEN CELL;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANIMALS; CYTOKINES; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; KINETICS; LECTINS; MACROPHAGES; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; PLANT LECTINS; REISHI; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA; SPLEEN; UP-REGULATION;

AGARICUS; AGARICUS BISPORUS; ANIMALIA; BASIDIOMYCOTA; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; GANODERMA; GANODERMA LUCIDUM; NARCISSUS; NARCISSUS TAZETTA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0036207597     PISSN: 08298211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/o01-240     Document Type: Article

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