Effect of catecholamines on IL-2 production and NK cytotoxicity of rats in vitro

Acta Pharmacologica Sinica

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1354-1360

  Peng, Yu Ping ^a   Qiu, Yi Hua ^b   Jiang, Jian Lan ^b   Wang, Jian Jun ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANTONG MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

methyl p tyrosine; Catecholamines; Interleukin 2; Natural killer cell; Norepinephrine; Phentolamine; Propranolol

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CATECHOLAMINE; INTERLEUKIN 12; PHENTOLAMINE; PROPRANOLOL;

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HORMONE ACTION; LYMPHOCYTE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPLEEN CELL;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ALPHA-METHYLTYROSINE; ANIMALS; CELL SEPARATION; CYTOTOXICITY, IMMUNOLOGIC; INTERLEUKIN-2; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LYMPHOCYTES; NOREPINEPHRINE; PHENTOLAMINE; PROPRANOLOL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPLEEN;

EID: 5444261796     PISSN: 16714083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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