F. D'Adamio

Superantigen-induced peripheral T-cell deletion: the effects of chemical modification of antigen-presenting cells, interleukin-4 and glucocorticoid hormones.

Ayroldi, E, Cannarile, L, D'Adamio, F, Riccardi, C

Experiments were performed to evaluate the role of antigen-presenting cells (APC) and the effect of interleukin-4 (IL-4) and glucocorticoid hormone (GCH) exposure on the in vitro deletion of CD4+...

Dexamethasone induces apoptosis in mouse natural killer cells and cytotoxic T lymphocytes.

Migliorati, G, Nicoletti, I, D'Adamio, F, Spreca, A, Pagliacci, C, Riccardi, C

Glucocorticoid hormones (GCH) induce apoptotic cell death in immature thymocytes through an active mechanism, characterized by extensive DNA fragmentation into oligonucleosomal subunits. This...