The enhancement of Th1 immunity and the suppression of tumour growth by low-dose γ-radiation

International Journal of Low Radiation

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 275-289

  Hayase, Hisatake ^a   Ohshima, Yasuhiro ^a   Takahashi, Mareyuki ^a   Kojima, Shuji ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cell mediated immunity; CTLs; Cytotoxic T lymphocytes; Glutathione; GSH; Immunity balance; Low dose radiation; NK cells; Th1; Tumour growth

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; GLUTATHIONE; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CANCER INHIBITION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; CYTOTOXICITY; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GAMMA RADIATION; IMMUNOMODULATION; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MOUSE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; SOLID TUMOR; SPLEEN CELL; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL;

EID: 55249104800     PISSN: 14776545     EISSN: 17419190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJLR.2008.020977     Document Type: Article

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