The macrophage-activating tetrapeptide tuftsin induces nitric oxide synthesis and stimulates murine macrophages to kill Leishmania parasites in vitro.

Lignende værker

• Effect of partially modified retro-inverso analogues derived from C-reactive protein on the induction of nitric oxide synthesis in peritoneal macrophages
  af: Arcoleo, F, et al.
  Udgivet: (1997)
• Intraperitoneal injection of tetracyclines protects mice from lethal endotoxemia downregulating inducible nitric oxide synthase in various organs and cytokine and nitrate secretion in blood.
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  Udgivet: (1997)
• Paclitaxel (Taxol)-Induced Killing of Leishmania major in Murine Macrophages
  af: Doherty, T. Mark, et al.
  Udgivet: (1998)
• Thymopentin reduces the susceptibility of aged mice to cutaneous leishmaniasis by modulating CD4 T-cell subsets.
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  Udgivet: (1992)
• Anti-tumour effect of the physiological tetrapeptide, tuftsin.
  af: Nishioka, K.
  Udgivet: (1979)