Caspase-1 levels in biological fluids from patients with multiple sclerosis and from patients with other neurological and non-neurological diseases

European Cytokine Network

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 99-103

  Franciotta, Diego ^a   Martino, Gianvito ^a   Zardini, Elisabetta ^a   Furlan, Roberto ^a   Bergamaschi, Roberto ^a   Gironi, Maira ^a   Bergami, Alessandra ^a   Angelini, Giovanna ^a   De Benedetti, Fabrizio ^a   Pignatti, Patrizia ^a   Moscato, Gianna ^a   Cosi, Vittorio ^a  

^a C MONDINO NATIONAL NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asthma; Cerebrospinal fluid; Juvenile idiopathic arthritis; Sputum; Synovial fluid; THP 1 cells

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 1BETA CONVERTING ENZYME;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME RELEASE; ENZYME STABILITY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; MACROPHAGE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PLEOCYTOSIS; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

ARTHRITIS, JUVENILE RHEUMATOID; ASTHMA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY FLUIDS; CASPASE 1; CELLS, CULTURED; HUMANS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; SPUTUM; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

EID: 18444385689     PISSN: 11485493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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