In murine bone-marrow derived macrophages, thymosin alpha‑1 activated the cells to a tumoricidal state in vitro.
In plain wordsIn mouse immune cells in the lab, thymosin alpha‑1 made the cells able to kill tumor cells.
- Peptide
- Thymosin alpha-1
- Outcome
- IncreaseMacrophage tumoricidal activity
- Study
mousen: not reported in source
bone-marrow derived macrophages- Outcome group
- Tumor growth · Cancer
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated
Source sentences
The present investigation establishes the ability of Thymosin alpha l (T alpha l) to activate murine bone-marrow derived macrophages (BMDMs) in vitro to tumoricidal state with concomitant release of NO, TNFalpha and IL-1.