Danthron inhibits murine WEHI-3 Cells in vivo, and enhances macrophage phagocytosis and natural killer cell cytotoxic activity in leukemic mice

In Vivo

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 393-398

  Chen, Yung Liang ^a   Lu, Hsu Feng ^a,b,c   Hung, Fang Ming ^d   Huang, An Cheng ^e   Hsueh, Shu Ching ^c   Liu, Chi Ming ^c   Yang, Jai Sing ^f   Yu, Chien Chih ^f   Chiang, Jo Hua ^g   Lu, Chi Cheng ^g   Chiu, Tsan Hung ^h   Chung, Jing Gung ^f,i  

^a YUANPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHENG HSIN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e Saint Mary's Medicine Nursing and Management College   (Taiwan)

^f CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^g NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^h CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

ⁱ ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

BALB c mice; Danthron; Immune response; Phagocytosis; WEHI 3 leukemia cells

Indexed keywords

CD19 ANTIGEN; CD3 ANTIGEN; DANTRON;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MEGADOSE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IN VIVO STUDY; LEUKEMIA; LOW DRUG DOSE; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MOUSE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRE B LYMPHOCYTE; PRE T LYMPHOCYTE; SPLEEN WEIGHT; TARGET CELL;

EID: 79956359772     PISSN: 0258851X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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