IS ORAL LEVAMISOLE IMMUNOSTIMULATION IN RATS MEDIATED BY REDUCED LEVELS OF FREE PLASMA-CORTICOSTERONE

被引:11
作者
STOGAUS, R
KING, MG
机构
[1] Department of Psychology, University of Newcastle, Callaghan
来源
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY | 1995年 / 17卷 / 08期
基金
澳大利亚研究理事会;
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10.1016/0192-0561(95)00049-8
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
A brief review of the immunostimulative and anti-inflammatory properties of levamisole is followed by a research report which indicates that in rats under antigenic challenge by ovalbumin, oral levamisole (18 mg/kg) decreases corticosterone levels. This previously unreported finding may belie the immunostimulative effect of levamisole.
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页码:635 / 640
页数:6
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