Defective induction of interleukin-12 in human monocytes by germ-tube forms of Candida albicans

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 68, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 5628-5634

  Chiani, P ^a   Bromuro, C ^a   Torosantucci, A ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 12; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MONOCYTE; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; T LYMPHOCYTE;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTOKINES; HUMAN; INTERLEUKIN-12; MONOCYTES; PHAGOCYTOSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0033801437     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.68.10.5628-5634.2000     Document Type: Article

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