Elevated IL-6 expression in CD4 T cells via PKCθ and NF-κB induces Th2 cytokine production

Molecular Immunology

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1443-1450

  Sofi, M Hanief ^a   Li, Wei ^b   Kaplan, Mark H ^b   Chang, Cheong Hee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Rodents; Signal transduction; T cells

Indexed keywords

CD28 ANTIGEN; CD3 ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 13; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5; INTERLEUKIN 6; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38; NUCLEAR FACTOR KAPPA B P50 SUBUNIT; PROTEIN KINASE C THETA; STAT6 PROTEIN; STRESS ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUTOCRINE EFFECT; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; GENE EXPRESSION; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL; THYMOCYTE;

ANIMALS; AUTOCRINE COMMUNICATION; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOKINES; GENE EXPRESSION; INTERFERON-GAMMA; INTERLEUKIN-4; INTERLEUKIN-6; ISOENZYMES; MAP KINASE SIGNALING SYSTEM; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, TRANSGENIC; NF-KAPPA B; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PROTEIN KINASE C; TH2 CELLS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; UP-REGULATION;

RODENTIA;

EID: 62549111295     PISSN: 01615890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2008.12.014     Document Type: Article

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