Leptin enhances the release of cytokines by peripheral blood mononuclear cells from acute multiple sclerosis patients

Neuroscience Bulletin

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 115-117

  Chen, Zhong Lun ^a   Wang, Da Mo ^a   Duan, Jin Feng ^a   Wen, Shi Quan ^a   Tang, Yu Feng ^a   Li, Zuo Xiao ^b  

^a MIANYANG CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^b SOUTHWEST MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

IFN ; IL 4; Leptin; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 4; LEPTIN; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL;

EID: 33947144706     PISSN: 16737067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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