Enhancement of natural killer (NK) cell cytotoxicity and induction of NK cell-derived interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) display different kinetics during experimental infection with Trypanosoma cruzi

Clinical and Experimental Immunology

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 499-505

  Une, C ^a   Andersson, J ^a   Eloranta, M L ^a,b   Sunnemark, D ^a   Harris, R A ^a   Orn A ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Activation; IFN ; IL 12; NK cell; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 12; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOLYSIS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; KINETICS; MOUSE; NATURAL KILLER CELL MEDIATED CYTOTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PARASITEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALS; CHAGAS DISEASE; CYTOTOXICITY, IMMUNOLOGIC; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERFERON-ALPHA; INTERFERON-BETA; INTERLEUKIN-12; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; KINETICS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; RNA, MESSENGER; SPLEEN; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 0033858978     PISSN: 00099104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2249.2000.01318.x     Document Type: Article

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