Kallikrein-related peptidases 4, 5, 6 and 7 regulate tumour-associated factors in serous ovarian cancer

German Research FoundationWilhelm Sander-StiftungNational Health and Medical Research Council of AustraliaCancer Council QueenslandMovember FoundationProstate Cancer Foundation of Australia through a Movember Revolutionary Team AwardQueensland University of TechnologyGerman Academic Exchange Service (German-Australian Network for Personalized Medicine

The effects of triptolide on enteric mucosal immune responses of DBA/1 mice with collagen-induced arthritis

For investigating the effects of triptolide on enteric mucosal immune responses of DBA/1 mice with collagen-induced arthritis (CIA), the changes of the Peyer’s patches, IEL (intraepithelial lymphocytes), LPL (lamina propria lymphocytes), periphery lymphocytes, and levels of TGF-β in CIA mice were checked with flow cytometry or ELISA. Our results showed that triptolide could lower the arthritic scores and increase TGF-β level. Triptolide also had an effect on enteric mucosal immune lymphocytes in Peyer’s patch, IEL and LPL of CIA mice. The regulation of enteric mucosal lymphocytes might explain some of the immunosuppressive activities of triptolide.Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology2006-2007 > Academic research: refereed > Publication in refereed journa