Nitric oxide cooperates with glucocorticoids in thymic epithelial cell-mediated apoptosis of double positive thymocytes

International Immunology

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1113-1123

  Cohen, Orly ^a   Kfir Erenfeld, Shlomit ^a   Spokoini, Rachel ^a   Zilberman, Yael ^a   Yefenof, Eitan ^a   Sionov, Ronit Vogt ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Death by neglect; Inducible nitric oxide synthase; Maturing T cells; Synergy

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; GAMMA INTERFERON; GLUCOCORTICOID; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 1ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; MESSENGER RNA; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL CYCLE; CELL INTERACTION; CELL SELECTION; CELL SURVIVAL; COCULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; THYMOCYTE; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; INTERFERON-GAMMA; INTERLEUKIN-1ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN-1BETA; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MIFEPRISTONE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; OMEGA-N-METHYLARGININE; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; THIOUREA; THYMUS GLAND; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 70349508755     PISSN: 09538178     EISSN: 14602377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intimm/dxp079     Document Type: Article

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