Differential gene expression during meningeal-meningococcal interaction: Evidence for self-defense and early release of cytokines and chemokines

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 2718-2722

  Wells, D B ^a   Tighe, P J ^a   Wooldridge, K G ^a   Robinson, K ^a   Ala' Aldeen, D A A ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL INTERACTION; CELL PROTECTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; ENDOCYTOSIS; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

CHEMOKINES; CYTOKINES; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; MENINGES; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS;

EID: 0035086344     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.69.4.2718-2722.2001     Document Type: Article

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