Central nervous system expression of interferon regulatory factor 1 regulates experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis

Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 260-265

  Ren, Zhihua ^a   Wang, Yan ^a   Tao, Duan ^a   Liebenson, David ^a   Liggett, Thomas ^a   Goswami, Rajendra ^a   Stefoski, Dusan ^a   Balabanov, Roumen ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis; Interferon regulatory factor 1; Neuroimmunology; Neuroinflammation

Indexed keywords

INTERFERON REGULATORY FACTOR 1;

ALLERGIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHIMERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISSECTION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; BONE MARROW; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, AUTOIMMUNE, EXPERIMENTAL; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; INTERFERON REGULATORY FACTOR-1; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT;

EID: 77954564014     PISSN: 15571890     EISSN: 15571904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11481-010-9193-z     Document Type: Article

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