Azithromycin suppresses interleukin-12p40 expression in lipopolysaccharide and interferon-γ stimulated macrophages
<p>Azithromycin (AZM), a 15-member macrolide antibiotic, possesses anti-inflammatory activity. Macrophages are important in innate and acquired immunity, and produce pro-inflammatory cytokines such as interleukin (IL)-12, which are composed of subunit p40 and p35. The key function of IL-12 is...
Main Author: | Keiko Yamauchi, Yoko Shibata, Tomomi Kimura, Shuichi Abe, Sumito Inoue, Daisuke Osaka, Michiko Sato, Akira Igarashi, Isao Kubota |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Ivyspring International Publisher
2009-01-01
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Series: | International Journal of Biological Sciences |
Online Access: | http://www.biolsci.org/v05p0667.htm |
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