Recombinant bovine interferon gamma inhibits the growth of Cowdria ruminantium but fails to induce major histocompatibility complex class II following infection of endothelial cells

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology

Volumn 53, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 61-71

  Totte Ph ^a,b,c   Vachiery, N ^a,b   Martinez, D ^b   Trap, I ^b   Ballingall, K T ^c   MacHugh, N D ^c   Bensaid, A ^b   Werenne J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b CIRAD   (France)

^c INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Cowdria ruminantium; Endothelial cells; IFN ; MHC class II

Indexed keywords

MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; RECOMBINANT GAMMA INTERFERON;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL LINE; EHRLICHIA; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; NONHUMAN; RICKETTSIOSIS;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIA RUMINANTIUM;

EID: 0030245902     PISSN: 01652427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-2427(96)05603-6     Document Type: Article

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