Coordinated and distinct roles for IFN-αβ, IL-12, and IL-15 regulation of NK cell responses to viral infection

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 169, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 4279-4287

  Nguyen, Khuong B ^a   Salazar Mather, Thais P ^a   Dalod, Marc Y ^a   Van Deusen, Jeffrey B ^a   Wei, Xiao qing ^a   Liew, Foo Y ^a   Caligiuri, Michael A ^a   Durbin, Joan E ^a   Biron, Christine A ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 15; STAT1 PROTEIN; STAT4 PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOTOXICITY; MALE; MOUSE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0037108345     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.169.8.4279     Document Type: Article

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