Bilirubin Possesses Powerful Immunomodulatory Activity and Suppresses Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis
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Bilirubin possesses powerful immunomodulatory activity and suppresses experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis.
Bilirubin, an abundant bile pigment in mammalian serum, was once considered a toxic waste product and has more recently been recognized as a potent antioxidant of physiological importance. However, its potential biological functions in other fields are not well understood. Herein we show that bilirubin is also a powerful immunomodulatory agent. Bilirubin significantly inhibited Ag-specific and ...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Immunology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0022-1767,1550-6606
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.181.3.1887