Title : Effect of thalidomide on chemokine production by human microglia.

Pub. Date : 2000 Sep

PMID : 10950803






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1 Thalidomide treatment was found to cause potent and selective inhibition of IL-8 production in a dose-responsive manner. Thalidomide C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 8 Homo sapiens
2 In addition, thalidomide treatment of lipopolysaccharide-stimulated microglia inhibited the activation of protein NF-kappaB, a transcription factor known to be important for IL-8 production. Thalidomide C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 8 Homo sapiens
3 These results suggest thalidomide could have a therapeutic role in acute bacterial meningitis through inhibition of IL-8-mediated neutrophil chemotaxis. Thalidomide C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 8 Homo sapiens