TLR9-dependent induction of intestinal α-defensins by Toxoplasma gondii

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 184, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 7022-7029

  Foureau, David M ^a   Mielcarz, Daniel W ^a   Menard, Laurence C ^a   Schulthess, Julie ^b   Werts, Catherine ^b   Vasseur, Virginie ^c   Ryffel, Bernhard ^c   Kasper, Lloyd H ^a   Buzoni Gatel, Dominique ^d  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^d UR1282   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA DEFENSIN; INTERFERON; MESSENGER RNA; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 9; TLR9 PROTEIN, MOUSE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRANULATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; IMMUNOMODULATION; IN VIVO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PANETH CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECRETORY GRANULE; TH1 CELL; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; UPREGULATION; WILD TYPE; ANIMAL; C57BL MOUSE; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE MUTANT; MUCOSAL IMMUNITY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SMALL INTESTINE; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ALPHA-DEFENSINS; ANIMALS; CELL DEGRANULATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNITY, MUCOSAL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INTESTINE, SMALL; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; PANETH CELLS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR 9; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL;

EID: 77953623075     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: 15506606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0901642     Document Type: Article

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