Article
Determination of the effect of calcineurin inhibitors on the rat's immune system after KLH immunisation.
Toxicology letters - 1 Apr 2004
Roman D, Ulrich P, Paul G, Court M, Vit P, Kehren J, Mahl A
Abstract excerpt
The calcineurin inhibitors cyclosporin A (CsA), tacrolimus (FK506) and pimecrolimus (ASM981) are on the market for the oral treatment of psoriasis and atopic dermatitis and topical treatment of atopic dermatitis, respectively. The effect of these treatments on the immune response was investigated in this study after immunisation of rats with keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH). Male rats (10 per group) were orally...
Topics
- Adjuvants, Immunologic
- Animals
- Antigen-Presenting Cells
- Antigens, Surface
- B-Lymphocytes
- Calcineurin Inhibitors
- Cyclosporine
- Hemocyanins
- Immune System
- Immunization
- Immunoglobulin G
- Leukocyte Count
- Lymph Nodes
- Lymphocytes
- Male
- Phenotype
- Rats
- Rats, Wistar
