17β-Estradiol enhances expression of inflammatory cytokines and inducible nitric oxide synthase in mouse contact hypersensitivity

International Immunopharmacology

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 654-660

  Sakazaki, Fumitoshi ^a   Ueno, Hitoshi ^a   Nakamuro, Katsuhiko ^a  

^a SETSUNAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

17 Estradiol; Contact hypersensitivity; Interferon (IFN)

Indexed keywords

4 ETHOXYMETHYLENE 2 PHENYL 2 OXAZOLIN 5 ONE; CARBENOID; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; CYTOKINE; ESTRADIOL; GAMMA INTERFERON; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 4; MESSENGER RNA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACK; CELL INFILTRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMIS; DRUG EFFECT; EXTERNAL EAR; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HYPERPLASIA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OTITIS; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ANIMAL; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; EDEMA; INFLAMMATION; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN ALLERGY; STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; CYTOKINES; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; EAR AURICLE; EDEMA; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; INFLAMMATION; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-10; INTERLEUKIN-1BETA; INTERLEUKIN-4; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; OVARIECTOMY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 41149085424     PISSN: 15675769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2008.01.007     Document Type: Article

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