Neutrophil production of IL-12 and IL-10 in candidiasis and efficacy of IL-12 therapy in neutropenic mice

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 158, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 5349-5356

  Romani, Luigina ^a   Mencacci, Antonella ^a   Cenci, Elio ^a   Spaccapelo, Roberta ^a   Sero, Giuseppe Del ^a   Nicoletti, Ildo ^a   Trinchieri, Giorgio ^b   Bistoni, Francesco ^a   Puccetti, Paolo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b WISTAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 12;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD; CANDIDIASIS; IMMUNOLOGY; MOUSE; NEUTROPENIA; NEUTROPHIL; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL;

ANIMALS; CANDIDIASIS; INTERLEUKIN-10; INTERLEUKIN-12; MICE; NEUTROPENIA; NEUTROPHILS; TH1 CELLS; TH2 CELLS;

EID: 0031157030     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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