Methionine enkephalin: immunomodulator in normal volunteers, cancer and AIDS patients

Clinical studies of the immunological effects of methionine enkephalin in normal volunteers, cancer, and AIDS patients are summarized. The major immunology changes seen were increases in T cell subsets, natural killer activity, as well as mitogen blastogenesis. Clinically, the cancer and ARC patient...

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Main Authors: Nicholas P. Plotnikoff, Gerald C. Miller, Nadim F. Nimeh, Joseph Wybran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 1987-01-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761987000600011