The effects of erythromycin on the immune system have been studied in healthy volunteers and patients suffering from chronic bronchopneumonial diseases, by means of the following assays: phagocytosis, natural killer activity and superoxide anion production. The tests were performed before and after oral administration of 1 g of erythromycin. The findings suggest that erythromycin enhances phagocytosis by means of increasing ingestion of microorganisms, superoxide anion (O2-) production as well as natural killer activity. Under the experimental conditions described these effects appear 4-6 h after drug intake and reach their maximum around the 8th hour.
Evaluation of the immunostimulating activity of erythromycin in man / F. Fraschini, F. Scaglione, F. Ferrara, O. Marelli, P. C. Braga, F. Teodori. - In: CHEMOTHERAPY. - ISSN 0009-3157. - 32:3(1986), pp. 286-90-290.
Titolo: | Evaluation of the immunostimulating activity of erythromycin in man | |
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Parole Chiave: | Killer Cells, Natural; Humans; Adult; Superoxides; Middle Aged; Chronic Disease; Phagocytosis; Erythromycin; Male; Female; Bronchopneumonia | |
Settore Scientifico Disciplinare: | Settore BIO/14 - Farmacologia | |
Data di pubblicazione: | 1986 | |
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Tipologia: | Article (author) | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000238425 | |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 01 - Articolo su periodico |