Legionella pneumophila replication in macrophages inhibited by selective immunomodulatory effects on cytokine formation by epigallocatechin gallate, a major form of tea catechins

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 3947-3953

  Matsunaga, K ^a   Klein, T W ^a   Friedman, H ^a   Yamamoto, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATECHIN; CYTOKINE; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 6; MESSENGER RNA; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOMODULATION; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TEA;

ANIMALS; CATECHIN; CYTOKINES; HUMANS; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; MACROPHAGES, ALVEOLAR; MICE; TEA;

EID: 0035024817     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.69.6.3947-3953.2001     Document Type: Article

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