Faculty of Health Sciences
School of Medicine
Department of Immunology
Theron, AJ
MSc PhD(Pret) - Associate Professor
Contact Details
Research Interests
Research Output
Contact Details:
Telephone number: 012 319 2623
Fax number: 012 323 0732
E-mail address: atheron@medic.up.ac.za
Research Interests:
Pharmacological regulation of phagocyte activation in chronic inflammatory disorders
Oxidative stress
Investigation of the interactions of pneumolysin with human neutrophils in vitro
Research Output:
Research articles in refereed specialist journals:
Steel HC, Tintinger GR, Theron AJ, Anderson R: 2007. Itraconazole-mediated inhibition of calcium entry into platelet-activating factor-stimulated human neutrophils is due to interference with production of leukotriene B4. Clinical and Experimental Immunology, 150 (1), pp 144-150, Full Text
Tintinger GR, Theron AJ, Potjo M, Anderson R: 2007. Reactive oxidants regulate membrane repolariziation and store-operated uptake of calcium by formyl peptide-activated human neutrophils. Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 42, pp 1851-1857, Full Text
Fickl H, Theron AJ, Anderson R, Mitchell TJ, Feldman C: 2007. Palladium attenuates the pro-inflammatory interactions of C5a, interleukin-8 and pneumolysin with human neutrophils. Journal of Immunotoxicology, 4, pp 247-252.
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