Leptin inhibits stress-induced apoptosis of T lymphocytes

Clinical and Experimental Immunology

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 21-26

  Fujita, Y ^a   Murakami, M ^a   Ogawa, Y ^a   Masuzaki, H ^a   Tanaka, M ^a   Ozaki, S ^a   Nakao, K ^a   Mimori, T ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; bcl xL; Corticosteroid; Leptin

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; PROTEIN BCL XL;

ADIPOCYTE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; APPETITE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALNUTRITION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STOMACH; STRESS; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BCL-X PROTEIN; CARRIER PROTEINS; CELL NUCLEUS; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FASTING; FEMALE; HYBRIDOMAS; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; LEPTIN; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, TRANSGENIC; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; RNA, MESSENGER; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 0036243107     PISSN: 00099104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2249.2002.01797.x     Document Type: Article

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