CD4+ lymphocytes and gamma interferon predominate in local immune responses in early experimental syphilis

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 3021-3026

  Leader, Brandon T ^a   Godornes, Charmie ^a   VanVoorhis, Wesley C ^a   Lukehart, Sheila A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; INTERFERON PRODUCTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORCHITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RABBIT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYPHILIS; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

ANIMALS; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; INTERFERON TYPE II; RABBITS; RNA, MESSENGER; SYPHILIS; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

EID: 34249895885     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.01973-06     Document Type: Article

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