Role of IL-12 in macrophage activation during intracellular infection: IL-12 and mycobacteria synergistically release TNF-α and nitric oxide from macrophages via IFN-γ induction

Journal of Leukocyte Biology

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 897-902

  Xing, Z ^a   Zganiacz, A ^a   Santosuosso, M ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cytokiae; MCP 1; Nitric oxide; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 12; MACROPHAGE CHEMOTACTIC FACTOR; MONOCYTE CHEMOTACTIC PROTEIN 1; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; INFECTION; INTERFERON INDUCTION; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MOUSE; MYCOBACTERIUM; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERFERON-GAMMA, RECOMBINANT; INTERLEUKIN-12; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MACROPHAGES, ALVEOLAR; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; NITRIC OXIDE; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 0033669926     PISSN: 07415400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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