The addition of diuretics to corticosteroids with high mineralocorticoid activity may lead to the better control of humoral autoimmune disorders

International Immunopharmacology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 325-

  Namazi, M R ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; CD4 ANTIGEN; CORTICOSTEROID; DIURETIC AGENT; GAMMA INTERFERON; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 6; MINERALOCORTICOID; PREDNISOLONE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; DENDRITIC CELL; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PEMPHIGUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; DIURETICS; MINERALOCORTICOIDS; TH1 CELLS; TH2 CELLS;

EID: 1542302651     PISSN: 15675769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2003.12.008     Document Type: Letter

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