Age-related changes in cytokine expression by neutrophils of foals stimulated with virulent Rhodococcus equi in vitro

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology

Volumn 127, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 212-219

  Nerren, Jessica R ^a   Martens, Ronald J ^a   Payne, Susan ^a   Murrell, Jennifer ^a   Butler, Jamie L ^a   Cohen, Noah D ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Horse; Interferon; Interleukins; Neutrophils; Rhodococcus equi; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 12P35; INTERLEUKIN 12P40; INTERLEUKIN 23P19; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; MESSENGER RNA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CELL STIMULATION; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; FOAL; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI;

AGING; ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTOKINES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HORSES; NEUTROPHILS; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI; VIRULENCE;

EQUIDAE; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI;

EID: 58249102172     PISSN: 01652427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2008.10.004     Document Type: Article

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