C-Phycocyanin ameliorates experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis and induces regulatory T cells

International Immunopharmacology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 29-38

  Pentón Rol, Giselle ^a   Martínez Sánchez, Gregorio ^a   Cervantes Llanos, Majel ^a   Lagumersindez Denis, Nielsen ^b   Acosta Medina, Emilio Felino ^b   Falcón Cama, Viviana ^a   Alonso Ramírez, Ruby ^c   Valenzuela Silva, Carmen ^a   Rodríguez Jiménez, Efraín ^a   Llópiz Arzuaga, Alexey ^a   Marín Prida, Javier ^b   López Saura, Pedro Antonio ^a   Guillén Nieto, Gerardo Emilio ^a   Pentón Arias, Eduardo ^a  

^a CENTER FOR GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Cuba)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAVANA   (Cuba)

^c CENTER OF MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Demyelination; Multiple sclerosis; Neurodegenerative disorder; Regulatory T cells

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; C PHYCOCYANIN; DAVUNETIDE; INTERFERON; MYELIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLERGIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; AXONAL INJURY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DRUG ACTIVITY; MOUSE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRAIN; CELLS, CULTURED; CYANOBACTERIA; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, AUTOIMMUNE, EXPERIMENTAL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHYCOCYANIN; RATS; RATS, INBRED LEW; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY;

EID: 78651445033     PISSN: 15675769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2010.10.001     Document Type: Article

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