Direct inhibition of T-lymphocyte activation by anthrax toxins in vivo

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 73, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 8275-8281

  Comer, Jason E ^a   Chopra, Ashok K ^b   Peterson, Johnny W ^b   König, Rolf ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX TOXIN; ANTIBODY; CD28 ANTIGEN; CD3 ANTIGEN; CYTOKINE; EDEMA TOXIN; GLYCOGEN SYNTHASE KINASE 3; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; LETHAL TOXIN; METALLOPROTEINASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE KINASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38; PROTEIN KINASE B; PROTEIN SERINE THREONINE KINASE; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CELL ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DENDRITIC CELL; DISEASE MODEL; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; FEMALE; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; TIME;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, CD28; ANTIGENS, CD3; ANTILYMPHOCYTE SERUM; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN-SERINE-THREONINE KINASES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 28444498350     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.73.12.8275-8281.2005     Document Type: Article

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