DNA from protozoan parasites Babesia bovis, Trypanosoma cruzi, and T. brucei is mitogenic for B lymphocytes and stimulates macrophage expression of interleukin-12, tumor necrosis factor alpha, and nitric oxide

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 2162-2171

  Shoda, L K M ^a   Kegerreis, K A ^a   Suarez, C E ^a   Roditi, I ^a   Corral, R S ^a   Bertot, G M ^a   Norimine, J ^a   Brown, W C ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DINUCLEOTIDE; INTERLEUKIN 12; NITRIC OXIDE; PROTOZOAL DNA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BABESIA BOVIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CPG ISLAND; CYTOKINE RELEASE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; METHYLATION; MITOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PERSISTENT INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; B-LYMPHOCYTES; BABESIA BOVIS; CATTLE; DINUCLEOSIDE PHOSPHATES; DNA METHYLATION; DNA, PROTOZOAN; INTERLEUKIN-12; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MACROPHAGES; MITOGENS; NITRIC OXIDE; RNA, MESSENGER; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 0035082873     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.69.4.2162-2171.2001     Document Type: Article

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