Early induction of interleukin-12 by human monocytes exposed to Cryptococcus neoformans mannoproteins

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 558-563

  Pitzurra, Lucia ^a   Cherniak, Robert ^b   Giammarioli, Monica ^a   Perito, Stefano ^a   Bistoni, Francesco ^a   Vecchiarelli, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; CYTOCHALASIN B; FUNGAL PROTEIN; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 12; MANNAN; MANNOPROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL STIMULATION; CELL VIABILITY; COCULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; ENDOCYTOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOMODULATION; INTERNALIZATION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MONOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SERUM FACTOR; T LYMPHOCYTE;

CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-12; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MONOCYTES;

EID: 0033971040     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.68.2.558-563.2000     Document Type: Article

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