Predominant T helper 2 immune responses against Bartonella henselae in naturally infected cats

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 171-178

  Kabeya, Hidenori ^a   Sase, Makiko ^a   Yamashita, Masaya ^a   Maruyama, Soichi ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bartonella henselae; Cat scratch disease; Cytokine; Th2

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INTERLEUKIN 4; MESSENGER RNA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CAT; CELL ACTIVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; FEMALE; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BARTONELLA HENSELAE;

EID: 33645061778     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: 13480421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2006.tb03783.x     Document Type: Article

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