Immunological studies of chronic ocular toxoplasmosis: Up-regulation of major histocompatibility complex class I and transforming growth factor β and a protective role for interleukin-6

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 2589-2595

  Lyons, R E ^a   Anthony, J P ^a   Ferguson, D J P ^a   Byrne, N ^a   Alexander, J ^a   Roberts, F ^a   Roberts, C W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BETA 2 MICROGLOBULIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE INFECTION; FEMALE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFLAMMATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ANIMALS; BETA 2-MICROGLOBULIN; CHRONIC DISEASE; EYE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERLEUKIN-6; MICE; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, OCULAR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 0035077592     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.69.4.2589-2595.2001     Document Type: Article

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