Superantigens augment antigen-specific TH1 responses by inducing IL-12 production in macrophages

Journal of Leukocyte Biology

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 665-670

  Bright, John J ^a   Xin, Zhicheng ^a   Sriram, Subramaniam ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytokine; Staphylococcal enterotoxin B; T lymphocyte

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 12; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ENTEROTOXIN B; SUPERANTIGEN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CELL INTERACTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; COVALENT BOND; CROSS LINKING; DENDRITIC CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 0032957175     PISSN: 07415400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jlb.65.5.665     Document Type: Article

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