IL-12-induced IFN-γ is dependent on caspase-1 processing of the IL-18 precursor

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 761-767

  Fantuzzi, Giamila ^a   Reed, David A ^a   Dinarello, Charles A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 18; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA CONVERTING ENZYME; RECOMBINANT INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; RECOMBINANT INTERLEUKIN 12;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; INFLAMMATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; SPLEEN CELL;

EID: 0032698471     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI7501     Document Type: Article

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