Tumour necrosis factor and interferon-γ are required in host resistance against virulent Rhodococcus equi infection in mice: Cytokine production depends on the virulence levels of R. equi

Immunology

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 122-127

  Kasuga Aoki, H ^a,d   Takai, Shinji ^a,b   Sasaki, Y ^a   Tsubaki, S ^a   Madarame, H ^b   Nakane, A ^c  

^a Department of Animal Hygiene ^*  (Japan)

^b KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 4; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; INFECTION RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTIONS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HYBRIDOMAS; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-10; INTERLEUKIN-4; MICE; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0032891670     PISSN: 00192805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2567.1999.00657.x     Document Type: Article

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