The Immunomodulatory Effects of Albumin In Vitro and In Vivo

Albumin appears to have proinflammatory effects in vitro. We hypothesized that albumin would induce a state of tolerance to subsequent administration of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in vitro and in vivo. RAW264.7 and primary peritoneal macrophages were treated with increasing doses of bovine serum alb...

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Main Authors: Derek S. Wheeler, John S. Giuliano, Patrick M. Lahni, Alvin Denenberg, Hector R. Wong, Basilia Zingarelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Advances in Pharmacological Sciences
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/691928