Immune effects and therapeutic applications of CpG motifs in bacterial DNA

Immunopharmacology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 303-305

  Krieg, Arthur M ^a   Kline, Joel N ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytokine; Immunomodulation; Oligonucleotide

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 12; OLIGODEOXYNUCLEOTIDE; PROTEIN KINASE;

ALLERGY; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ASTHMA; B LYMPHOCYTE; CELL ACTIVATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CPG ISLAND; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DRUG MECHANISM; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ASTHMA; CPG ISLANDS; DNA, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; PULMONARY EOSINOPHILIA; TH1 CELLS;

EID: 0034713692     PISSN: 01623109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0162-3109(00)00228-9     Document Type: Article

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