Control of allograft rejection in mice by applying a novel neuropeptide, cortistatin

Advances in Therapy

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1331-1341

  Wang, Jiang ^a   Zhao, Rong ^a   Zhang, Fuqin ^a   Li, Jianping ^a   Huo, Binliang ^a   Cao, Yunxin ^b   Dou, Kefeng ^a  

^a FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cortistatin; Mice; Regulatory T cells; Skin transplantation; Somatostatin

Indexed keywords

CORTISTATIN; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; FOXP3 PROTEIN, MOUSE; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTOR; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR ALPHA; NEUROPEPTIDE; OCTREOTIDE;

ANIMAL; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BIOSYNTHESIS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GRAFT REJECTION; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; GRAFT REJECTION; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; INTERLEUKIN-2 RECEPTOR ALPHA SUBUNIT; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; NEUROPEPTIDES; OCTREOTIDE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY;

EID: 73349110962     PISSN: 0741238X     EISSN: 18658652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12325-008-0121-z     Document Type: Article

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