Leishmania aethiopica derived from diffuse leishmaniasis patients preferentially induce mRNA for interleukin-10 while those from localized leishmaniasis patients induce interferon-γ

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 175, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 737-741

  Akuffo, Hannah ^a,b   Maasho, Kerima ^a,b   Blostedt, Maine ^a   Höjeberg, Bo ^a   Britton, Sven ^a   Bakhiet, Moiz ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 6; MESSENGER RNA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LEISHMANIASIS; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMASTIGOTE; RNA ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031028813     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/175.3.737     Document Type: Article

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