Diversity of in vitro cytokine responses by human macrophages to infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains

Cell Biology International

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 83-90

  Hoal Van Helden, E G ^a   Stanton, L A ^a   Warren, R ^a   Richardson, M ^a   Van Helden, P D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

Author keywords

BCG; Cytokines; Infection; M. tuberculosis; Macrophages

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CELL KILLING; CELL STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IN VITRO STUDY; MACROPHAGE; MONOCYTE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS BCG; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0035150757     PISSN: 10656995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cbir.2000.0680     Document Type: Article

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