Physiological crosstalk between melatonin and glucocorticoid receptor modulates T-cell mediated immune responses in a wild tropical rodent, Funambulus pennanti

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 23-36

  Gupta, Sameer ^a   Haldar, Chandana ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antagonists; Glucocorticoids; Immunity; Melatonin receptors; Seasonal stress; Wild rodent

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 2; LUZINDOLE; MELATONIN; MELATONIN 1 RECEPTOR; MELATONIN 2 RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FUNAMBULUS PENNANTI; HELPER CELL; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IN VIVO STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RODENT; SPLEEN; SPLEEN CELL; T LYMPHOCYTE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CORTICOSTERONE; DEXAMETHASONE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; IMMUNITY, HUMORAL; INTERLEUKIN-2; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; MELATONIN; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; RECEPTORS, MELATONIN; SCIURIDAE; SEASONS; SPLEEN; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TRYPTAMINES;

ANIMALIA; FUNAMBULUS PENNANTI; RODENTIA;

EID: 84869121238     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: 18791220     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2012.09.013     Document Type: Article

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