Combined immunomodulating effects of BCG and Lentinan after intranasal application in guinea pigs

International Immunopharmacology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 795-803

  Drandarska, Ivanka ^a   Kussovski, Vesselin ^b   Nikolaeva, Sascha ^a   Markova, Nadya ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER OF INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES   (Bulgaria)

^b INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

BCG; Immunomodulation; Lentinan

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LENTINAN; NITRITE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SPECIFICITY; FEMALE; FRAGMENTATION REACTION; GUINEA PIG; HISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOMODULATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; LUNG INFECTION; LUNG LAVAGE; LYMPH NODE; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PREMEDICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULOENDOTHELIAL SYSTEM; SPLEEN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VACCINATION REACTION;

EID: 13844294158     PISSN: 15675769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2004.12.008     Document Type: Article

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