Human peripheral blood lymphocytes sensitised to PPD respond to in vitro stimulation with increased expression of CD69 and CD134 activation antigens and production of TH-1 type cytokines

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 440, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2000, Pages

  Škoberne, Mojca ^a   Malovrh, Tadej ^a   Skralovnik Štern, Aleksandra ^b   Kotnik, Vladimir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Interferon gamma; Lymphocyte proliferation; Lymphocyte surface markers; Mantoux test; PPD

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; CD134 ANTIGEN; CD69 ANTIGEN; CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; LYMPHOCYTE SURFACE MARKER; TUBERCULIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CD4 ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTE TRANSFORMATION; MEMORY CELL; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TH1 CELL; ARTICLE; BLAST TRANSFORMATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSPOT ASSAY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTION; LYMPHOID CELL; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; SENSITIZATION; TUBERCULIN TEST; VACCINATION;

EID: 0033835268     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004240000006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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