Optimal method to stimulate cytokine production and its use in immunotoxicity assessment

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 3834-3842

  Ai, Wenchao ^a   Li, Haishan ^a   Song, Naining ^a   Li, Lei ^a   Chen, Huiming ^a  

^a CHINESE ACADEMY OF INSPECTION AND QUARANTINE   (China)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Immunosuppressant; Immunotoxicity assessment; Whole blood

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CONCANAVALIN A; CYCLOSPORIN A; GAMMA INTERFERON; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 13; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 6; IONOMYCIN; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ; POKEWEED MITOGEN; RANTES; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

BLOOD; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INHIBITION; RODENT; SECRETION; TOXICITY;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DRUG EFFECT; IMMUNOTOXICITY; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; NONHUMAN; RAT;

RATTUS;

ANIMALS; AZATHIOPRINE; BLOOD CELLS; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CYCLOSPORINE; CYTOKINES; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; IONOMYCIN; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; PLANT LECTINS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TOXICITY TESTS;

EID: 84883379435     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph10093834     Document Type: Article

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