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Faculty of Health Sciences
School of Medicine
Department of Immunology

Theron, AJ

MSc PhD(Pret) - Associate Professor

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Telephone number: 012 319 2623
Fax number: 012 323 0732
E-mail address: atheron@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

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Research articles in refereed specialist journals:

Cockeran R, Mutepe M D, Theron AJ, Tintinger GR, Steel HC, Stivaktas PI, Richards GA, Feldman C, Anderson R: 2011. Calcium-dependent potentiation of the pro-inflammatory functions of human neutrophils by tigecycline in vitro. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, Online (Online) / Oct, p. Online, Full Text

Cockeran R, Steel HC, Theron AJ, Mitchell TJ, Feldman C, Anderson R: 2011. Characterization of the interactions of the pneumolysoid, delta 6 PLY, with human neutrophils in vitro.. Vaccine, 29, pp 8780-8782, Full Text

 

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