Recombinant single-chain canine interleukin 12 induces interferon gamma mRNA expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of dogs with visceral leishmaniasis

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology

Volumn 98, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 43-48

  Dos Santos, Lenita Ramires ^a   Barrouin Melo, Stella Maria ^a   Chang, Yung Fu ^b   Olsen, John ^b   McDonough, Sean P ^b   Quimby, Fred ^b   Dos Santos, Washington Luis Conrado ^a   Pontes De Carvalho, Lain Carlos ^a   De Sá Oliveira, Geraldo Gileno ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Canine recombinant IL 12; Gamma interferon expression; Visceral leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; HYBRID PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; RECOMBINANT INTERLEUKIN 12;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL STIMULATION; CELL STRAIN COS7; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG DISEASE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INDUCTION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; SUPERNATANT; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 1142273505     PISSN: 01652427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2003.10.006     Document Type: Article

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