Effect of atorvastatin on antibody, interleukin-4 and gamma-interferon production in mice immunized with egg albumin

Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 459-470

  El Haibi, Christelle ^a   Rahal, Elias ^a   Khauli, Raja B ^a   Abdelnoor, Alexander M ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; ATORVASTATIN; CHOLESTEROL; GAMMA INTERFERON; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; INTERLEUKIN 4; OVALBUMIN; STATINE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; IMMUNIZATION; INTERFERON PRODUCTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ALBUMINS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EGG WHITE; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; FEMALE; HEPTANOIC ACIDS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERFERON-GAMMA; INTERLEUKIN-4; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PYRROLES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 33748987065     PISSN: 08923973     EISSN: 15322513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08923970600928056     Document Type: Article

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