IFN-γ-inducing transcription factor, T-bet is upregulated by estrogen in murine splenocytes: Role of IL-27 but not IL-12

Molecular Immunology

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1808-1814

  Karpuzoglu, Ebru ^a   Phillips, Rebecca A ^a   Gogal Jr , Robert M ^a,b   Ansar Ahmed, S ^a  

^a CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b EDWARD VIA COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Estrogen; IFN ; IL 12p70; IL 27; Splenocytes; T cells; T bet

Indexed keywords

CD3 ANTIBODY; CONCANAMYCIN A; ESTRADIOL; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 27; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR T BET; ANTIBODY; CD3 ANTIGEN; CONCANAVALIN A; ESTROGEN; IL27 PROTEIN, MOUSE; INTERLEUKIN DERIVATIVE; T BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; T BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR TBX21; T-BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR TBX21;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; SPLEEN CELL; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; UPREGULATION; ANIMAL; C57BL MOUSE; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SPLEEN; TH1 CELL;

MURINAE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; ANTIGENS, CD3; CONCANAVALIN A; ESTROGENS; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-12; INTERLEUKINS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; SPLEEN; T-BOX DOMAIN PROTEINS; TH1 CELLS; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 33751325585     PISSN: 01615890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2006.08.005     Document Type: Article

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