| Literature DB >> 17828485 |
Xiuping Liu1, Changyun Xiong, Chunhong Li, Deguang Yang.
Abstract
Human interleukin-15 (IL-15) is a proinflammatory cytokine to suppress neutrophil apoptosis, which is a potential therapeutic agent. The modulatory effect of TNFalpha was investigated in IL-15-induced suppression of human neutrophil apoptosis. TNFalpha was shown to reverse the ability of IL-15 to delay neutrophil apoptosis within certain time course. Moreover, this reverse effect by TNFalpha might be associated with a reduction of the expression of the anti-apoptotic Bcl-Xl protein detected by Western blotting. It is concluded that TNFalpha can be used to modulate IL-15-induced suppression of neutrophil apoptosis within certain time course.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17828485 DOI: 10.1007/s11596-007-0402-9
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Huazhong Univ Sci Technolog Med Sci ISSN: 1672-0733