Autocrine IL-6 regulates GRO-α production in thymic epithelial cells

Cytokine

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 195-201

  Tseng, Yau Lin ^a,b   Wu, Ming Ho ^b   Yang, Hsin Chiao ^b   Wang, Chi Yun ^a   Lin, Chiou Feng ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

GRO ; IL 6; Jak2; Thymic epithelial cells

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN; GROWTH RELATED ONCOGENE ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; JANUS KINASE 2; MONOCYTE CHEMOTACTIC PROTEIN 1; ONCOPROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CXCL1 CHEMOKINE; CXCL1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; JAK2 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ARTICLE; AUTOCRINE EFFECT; CELL CULTURE; CELL ISOLATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THYMOMA; THYMUS; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; BIOSYNTHESIS; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

AUTOCRINE COMMUNICATION; CHEMOKINE CXCL1; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-6; JANUS KINASE 2; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 77954084674     PISSN: 10434666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2010.05.002     Document Type: Article

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