Inflammatory role of two venom components of yellow jackets (Vespula vulgaris): A mast cell degranulating peptide mastoparan and phospholipase A1

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-32

  King, Te Piao ^a   Jim, Sui Yee ^a   Wittkowski, Knut M ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Inflammatory role; Mastoparan; Phospholipase A1; Yellow jackets(Vespula vulgaris)

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; MAST CELL DEGRANULATING PEPTIDE; MASTOPARAN; MELITTIN; PHOSPHOLIPASE A1; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; VENOM;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INFLAMMATION; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTAGLANDIN RELEASE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; TOXICITY; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; BEE VENOMS; BEES; DINOPROSTONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, IMMUNOLOGIC; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MODELS, ANIMAL; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PEPTIDES; PHOSPHOLIPASES A; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; WASP VENOMS; WASPS;

EID: 0038017182     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000070431     Document Type: Article

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