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sea star factor

39,000 Da protein form the coelomocytes of the echinoderm Asteria forbesi; has biological effects in humans which resemble those of lymphokines

Networked: 2 relevant articles (0 outcomes, 0 trials/studies)

Bio-Agent Context: Research Results

Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
- Hormones: 80400
  - Invertebrate Hormones: 1
    - sea star factor: 2

Related Diseases

1.	Neoplasms (Cancer) 01/01/1983 - "Kinetics of tumor cell cytostasis by sea star factor-activated macrophages." 01/01/1983 - "Macrophages obtained from Wistar/Furth (W/Fu) and Fischer (F344) rats receiving intraperitoneal injection of 0.2 mg of sea star factor (SSF) exert a profound suppressive effect on proliferation of tumor cells in vitro. "
2.	Infections 04/01/1974 - "Mice treated with sea star factor (SSF), a protein extracted from sea star coelomocytes, became highly susceptible to infection with a normally sublethal dose of Listeria monocytogenes. "

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1.	Intraperitoneal Injections