Nutrition
Volume 21, Issue 10 , Pages 994-1002 , October 2005

Homocysteine at pathophysiologic concentrations activates human monocyte and induces cytokine expression and inhibits macrophage migration inhibitory factor expression

  • Shu-Jem Su, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Technology, FooYin University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Li-Wen Huang, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • School of Technology for Medical Sciences, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ling-Shiu Pai, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biochemistry, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hong-Wen Liu, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Kee-Lung Chang, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biochemistry, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +886-7-312-1101, ext. 2306; fax: +886-7-397-2257.

Received 18 October 2004 ,Accepted 31 January 2005.

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 This study was supported by the National Science Council, Executive Yuan, Taiwan (grants NSC 87-2314-B037-008, NSC 89-2320-B037-069, NSC 91-2314-B-037-270, and KMU-M9317).

PII: S0899-9007(05)00198-X

doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2005.01.011

Nutrition
Volume 21, Issue 10 , Pages 994-1002 , October 2005

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