Experimental infection of neonatal foals with Rhodococcus equi triggers adult-like gamma interferon induction

Clinical and Vaccine Immunology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 669-677

  Jacks, Stephanie ^a   Giguère, Steeve ^a   Crawford, P Cynda ^a   Castleman, William L ^a  

^a University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; CONCANAVALIN A; CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN GA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN GB; INTERLEUKIN 4; MESSENGER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; FOAL; GENE EXPRESSION; HORSE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INTERFERON INDUCTION; LUNG LAVAGE; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE CELL; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION;

ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTIONS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BRONCHI; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CONCANAVALIN A; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-4; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; MITOGENS; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI; RNA, MESSENGER; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 34547136173     PISSN: 15566811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/CVI.00042-07     Document Type: Article

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