Evidence for an α/β T cell-independent mechanism of resistance to mycobacteria. Bacillus- calmette-guerin causes progressive infection in severe combined immunodeficient mice, but not in nude mice or in mice depleted of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells

Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 176, Issue 2, 1992, Pages 581-586

  Izzo, Angelo A ^a   North, Robert J ^a  

^a TRUDEAU INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; LYMPHOKINE; MYCOBACTERIUM ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL INFECTION; COMBINED IMMUNODEFICIENCY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOFLUOROMETRY; INFECTION RESISTANCE; KIDNEY; LIVER; LUNG; LYMPH NODE CELL; MOUSE; MYCOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; NUDE MOUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANIMAL; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIGENS, CD4; ANTIGENS, CD8; BCG VACCINE; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; KINETICS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, NUDE; MICE, SCID; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 0026637244     PISSN: 00221007     EISSN: 15409538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1084/jem.176.2.581     Document Type: Article

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