Thymulin, a thymic peptide, prevents the overproduction of pro-inflammatory cytokines and heat shock protein Hsp70 in inflammation-bearing mice

Immunological Investigations

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 858-870

  Lunin, S M ^a   Khrenov, M O ^a   Novoselova, T V ^a   Parfenyuk, S B ^a   Novoselova, E G ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CELL BIOPHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Endotoxin; Inflammation; Lymphocytes; Macrophages; Thymulin

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; GAMMA INTERFERON; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 6; NITRIC OXIDE; THYMULIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SPLEEN LYMPHOCYTE; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; CYTOKINES; HSP72 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; INFLAMMATION; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; LYMPHOCYTES; MACROPHAGES, PERITONEAL; MALE; MICE; NITRIC OXIDE; THYMIC FACTOR, CIRCULATING;

EID: 57349127309     PISSN: 08820139     EISSN: 15324311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08820130802447629     Document Type: Article

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