IL-12/IFN-γ/NO axis plays critical role in development of Th1-mediated experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis

Molecular Immunology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1191-1196

  Xiao, Bao Guo ^a   Ma, Cun Gen ^b   Xu, Ling Yun ^c   Link, Hans ^d   Lu, Chuan Zhen ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Datong University   (China)

^c Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People s Hospital   (China)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis; IFN R ; IL 12 ; Nitric oxide; NOS2

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; GAMMA INTERFERON RECEPTOR; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INTERLEUKIN 12; MOG 35 55 PROTEIN; NITRIC OXIDE; PROTEIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLERGIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; EMBRYO; IN VITRO STUDY; MACROPHAGE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RELAPSE; REMISSION; SPINAL CORD; SPLEEN CELL; T LYMPHOCYTE; TH1 CELL;

ANIMALS; CHEMOTAXIS; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, AUTOIMMUNE, EXPERIMENTAL; GLYCOPROTEINS; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-12; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NITRIC OXIDE; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; SPINAL CORD; TH1 CELLS;

MUS;

EID: 35649000947     PISSN: 01615890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2007.07.003     Document Type: Article

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