Interleukin 12 as an adjuvant to WI-1 adhesin immunization augments delayed-type hypersensitivity, shifts the subclass distribution of immunoglobulin G antibodies, and enhances protective immunity to Blastomyces dermatitidis infection

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 68, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 7172-7174

  Wüthrich, Marcel ^a   Finkel Jiminez, Beatriz E ^a   Klein, Bruce S ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2B; INTERLEUKIN 12;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BLASTOMYCES DERMATITIDIS; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; HOST RESISTANCE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INFECTION RESISTANCE; LUNG INFECTION; MOUSE; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, FUNGAL; BLASTOMYCES; BLASTOMYCOSIS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, DELAYED; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INTERLEUKIN-12; MICE;

EID: 0342960984     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.68.12.7172-7174.2000     Document Type: Article

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