Th2 cytokines have a partial, direct protective effect on the function and survival of isolated human islets exposed to combined proinflammatory and Th1 cytokines

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 86, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 4974-4978

  Marselli, Lorella ^a   Dotta, Francesco ^b   Piro, Salvatore ^c   Santangelo, Carmela ^b   Masini, Matilde ^a   Lupi, Roberto ^a   Realacci, Massimo ^b   Del Guerra, Silvia ^a   Mosca, Franco ^a   Boggi, Ugo ^a   Purrello, Francesco ^c   Navalesi, Renzo ^a   Marchetti, Piero ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^d CISANELLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTACOID; CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INSULIN; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 4; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DEATH; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOSTASIS; EVALUATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INSULIN RELEASE; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL;

EID: 17944375039     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.86.10.7938     Document Type: Article

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