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Faculty of Health Sciences
School of Medicine
Department of Immunology

Steel, HC

BSc(Hons) MSc(Rhodes) PhD(Pret) - Scientific Officer

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Telephone number: 012 319 2621
Fax number: 012 323 0732
E-mail address: hsteel@medic.up.ac.za

Research Interests:

Tuberculosis: Development of novel anti-tuberculosis chemotherapeutic agents

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Research articles in refereed specialist journals:

Steel HC, Cockeran R, Anderson R: 2002. Platelet-activating factor and lyso-PAF possess direct antimicrobial properties in vitro. Acta Pathologica Microbiologica et Immunologica Scandinavica Section C - Immunology, 110, pp 158-164.

Steel HC, Anderson R: 2002. Dissociation of the PAF-receptor from NADPH oxidase and adenylate cyclase in human neutrophils results in accelerated influx and delayed clearance of cytosolic calcium. British Journal of Pharmacology, 136, pp 81-89.

Theron AJ, Steel HC, Tintinger GR, Anderson R: 2002. Endogenous adenosine regulates neutrophil pro-inflammatory activities by cyclic AMP-dependent accelerated clearance of cytosolic calcium. Inflammation Research, 51, pp 594-602.

 

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