Interleukin-12 promotes gamma interferon-dependent neutrophil recruitment in the lung and improves protection against respiratory Streptococcus pneumoniae infection

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1196-1202

  Sun, Keer ^a   Salmon, Sharon L ^a   Lotz, Steven A ^a   Metzger, Dennis W ^a  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMOKINE; CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR CXCR2; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 8; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; INNATE IMMUNITY; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NEUTROPHIL; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALS; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-12; LUNG; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NEUTROPHIL INFILTRATION; NEUTROPHILS; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCOCCAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 33847759560     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.01403-06     Document Type: Article

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