(1) Institute of Internal Medicine of the II Faculty of Medicine, University of Naples, via Sergio Pansini, I-80131 Napoli, (Italy);(2) Istituto di Clinica Medica Generale, Nuovo Policlinico, via Sergio Pansini, 80127 Napoli, (Italy)
Abstract:
Summary The phagocytic activity on in vitro cultured mouse peritoneal macrophages derived from animals treated with 6-alpha-methyl-prednisolone was examined. The statistical evaluation of results showed an increase of phagocytic activity of macrophages derived from treated animals in comparison with controls.