Oral administration of dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate (DHEAS) increases in vitro lymphocyte function and improves in vivo response of pigs to immunization against keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH) and ovalbumin

International Immunopharmacology

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1342-1346

  Burdick, N C ^a,b   Dominguez, J A ^a   Welsh Jr , T H ^b   Laurenz, J C ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

DHEAS; Immunization; KLH; Ovalbumin; Pig

Indexed keywords

CONCANAVALIN A; DEXAMETHASONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; KEYHOLE LIMPET HEMOCYANIN; OVALBUMIN; PRASTERONE SULFATE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; EXPERIMENTAL PIG; FEMALE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; HEMOCYANIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; OVALBUMIN; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SWINE; VACCINATION;

EID: 70249101699     PISSN: 15675769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2009.07.007     Document Type: Article

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