Catecholamines and lipopolysaccharide synergistically induce the release of interleukin-6 from thymic epithelial cells

Journal of Neuroimmunology

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 182-189

  Von Patay, Birte ^a   Loppnow, Harald ^b   Feindt, Janka ^a   Kurz, Bodo ^a   Mentlein, Rolf ^a  

^a Kiel and Lungen Clinic Grosshansdorf   (Germany)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

adrenoceptors; Catecholamines; Interleukin 6; Lipopolysaccharide; Lnterleukin 1; Thymic epithelial cell

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL SECRETION; FEMALE; NEUROIMMUNOLOGY; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMUS;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CYCLIC AMP; DRUG SYNERGISM; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; INTERLEUKIN-1; INTERLEUKIN-6; ISOPROTERENOL; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; NOREPINEPHRINE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RNA, MESSENGER; THYMUS GLAND; TIME FACTORS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 17544392730     PISSN: 01655728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-5728(98)00051-4     Document Type: Article

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