Thymosin alpha 1 improves severe acute pancreatitis in rats via regulation of peripheral T cell number and cytokine serum level

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1866-1871

  Yao, Weiyan ^a   Zhu, Qi ^a   Yuan, Yaozong ^a   Qiao, Minmin ^a   Zhang, Yongping ^a   Zhai, Zukang ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Severe acute pancreatitis; Thymosin alpha

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; TAUROCHOLIC ACID; THYMOSIN ALPHA1; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; AMYLASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT; CD3+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL COUNT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HISTOLOGY; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN SIZE; PANCREAS DUCT; PANCREATITIS; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL RATE; T LYMPHOCYTE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 34948901873     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2006.04699.x     Document Type: Article

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