On the biochemical mode of action of levamisole: an update

J Van Wauwe, PAJ Janssen - International journal of …, 1991 - Elsevier
Levamisole (LEV) is a drug with a dual career. Originally introduced as an anthelminthic
agent in the mid-1960s, it soon revealed itself as a compound capable of increasing …

[引用][C] Levamisole—A general pharmacological perspective

H Schnieden - International journal of immunopharmacology, 1981 - Elsevier
Levamisole is of interest to immunopharmacologists because it has been shown to influence
host defence. In this short article the author will concentrate on other aspects of levamisole …

Modulation of immunity by levamisole

G Renoux - Pharmacology & Therapeutics. Part A: Chemotherapy …, 1978 - Elsevier
The clinical need for therapeutic agents designed to augment immune responsiveness in
patients with deficient or depressed resistance has led to an increased interest in cellular …

Levamisole in the modulation of the immune response: the current experimental and clinical state.

J Symoens, M Rosenthal - 1977 - cabidigitallibrary.org
Levamisole, a simple chemical first introduced as a broad spectrum anthelmintic, is an
immunotherapeutic compound with anti-anergic properties. The present work summarizes …

The general immunopharmacology of levamisole

G Renoux - Drugs, 1980 - Springer
The need for treatments to correct an immunological defect, or to restore an impaired
immune response associated with disease or ageing, has led to the development of …

Immunoregulation with levamisole

J Symoens, M Rosenthal, M De Brabander… - Springer seminars in …, 1979 - Springer
Levamisole, a simple synthetic chemical, was first introduced as an anthelmintic in human
and veterinary medicine. The drug is the first member of a potential new class of …

[引用][C] Recent clinical trials with levamisole

MR Kurman - Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1993 - Wiley Online Library
Levamisole, an anthelmintic discovered in the 1960s, was serendipitously found to have
immunomodulating effects in 1971, when it was shown to enhance the protective effect of a …

Levamisole: known effects on the immune system, clinical results, and future applications to the treatment of cancer.

HC Stevenson, I Green, JM Hamilton… - Journal of clinical …, 1991 - ascopubs.org
Levamisole has been used in a wide array of clinical research and treatment settings over
the past two decades, ranging from such diseases as helminthic infestations to various …

Use of levamisole in cancer patients

F Spreafico - Drugs, 1980 - Springer
Levamisole is a synthetic, orally active immunomodifier. Although it does not generally
influence normal immune reactivity, it is capable of restoring to normal levels depressed …

Levamisole and immunotherapy: some theoretic and practical considerations and their relevance to human disease

WK Amery, DA Gough - Oncology, 1981 - karger.com
The major features of levamisole immunotherapy are distilled from experiences gained so
far. The biochemical effects of levamisole are discussed in view of its effects on T …