Dexamethasone inhibits the anti-tumor effect of interleukin 4 on rat experimental gliomas

Gene Therapy

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 188-192

  Benedetti, S ^a   Pirola, B ^a   Poliani, P L ^a   Cajola, L ^a   Pollo, B ^a   Bagnati, R ^b   Magrassi, L ^c   Tunici, P ^a   Finocchiaro, G ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^b Ist di Ricerche Farmacol M Negri ^*  (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dexamethasone; Glioma; IL 4

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DEXAMETHASONE; INTERLEUKIN 4; RETROVIRUS VECTOR; ANTINEOPLASTIC HORMONE AGONISTS AND ANTAGONISTS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; GLIOBLASTOMA; GLIOSARCOMA; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TUMOR REJECTION; VIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; ANIMAL; BRAIN TUMOR; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG IMPLANT; EXPERIMENTAL NEOPLASM; FISCHER 344 RAT; GENE VECTOR; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; RETROVIRUS;

ANIMALIA; SIMPLEXVIRUS; UNIDENTIFIED RETROVIRUS;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, HORMONAL; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; DEXAMETHASONE; DRUG IMPLANTS; GENETIC VECTORS; GLIOSARCOMA; INTERLEUKIN-4; NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; RETROVIRIDAE;

EID: 0037268153     PISSN: 09697128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3301863     Document Type: Article

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