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

Journal of Clinical Immunology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 287-293

  Frisullo, Giovanni ^a   Angelucci, Francesco ^a   Mirabella, Massimiliano ^a   Caggiula, Marcella ^a   Patanella, Katia ^a   Nociti, Viviana ^a   Tonali, Pietro Attilio ^a   Batocchi, Anna Paola ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Leptin; Lymphocytes; Monocytes; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 6; LEPTIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MONOCYTE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PATIENT; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RELAPSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-10; INTERLEUKIN-6; LEPTIN; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 3543122423     PISSN: 02719142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOCI.0000025450.48267.a5     Document Type: Article

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