Critical involvement of IL-12 in IFN-γ induction by calcineurin antagonists in activated human lymphocytes

Journal of Leukocyte Biology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 75-86

  Wittmann, Miriam ^a   Killig, Claudia ^a   Bruder, Manuela ^a   Gutzmer, Ralf ^a   Werfel, Thomas ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cell activation; Cytokines; Signal transduction; T cells

Indexed keywords

CALCINEURIN ANTAGONIST; CD28 ANTIGEN; CYCLOSPORIN A; CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 13; INTERLEUKIN 18 BINDING PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 23; INTERLEUKIN 27; INTERLEUKIN 4; PROTEIN C FOS; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR ACTIVATED PROTEIN 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NFAT; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR T BET; TSUKUBAENOLIDE;

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; DRUG INHIBITION; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INCUBATION TIME; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; ONCOGENE C FOS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUPERINFECTION; SUPPRESSOR CELL; T LYMPHOCYTE; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL; UPREGULATION;

ANTIGENS, CD28; CALCINEURIN; CYCLOSPORINE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-12; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TACROLIMUS;

EID: 33751530924     PISSN: 07415400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0605328     Document Type: Article

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