The role of natural killer cells in the defense against Listeria monocytogenes lessons from a rat model

Journal of Innate Immunity

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 289-297

  Naper, Christian ^b   Shegarfi, Hamid ^a   Inngjerdingen, Marit ^b   Rolstad, Bent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Infection; Listeria monocytogenes; Ly49 receptors; Major histocompatibility complex class I; Natural killer cells; Rat

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 18; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; NATURAL KILLER CELL LECTIN LIKE RECEPTOR SUBFAMILY A; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

BACTERIAL LOAD; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL FUNCTION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNITY; INNATE IMMUNITY; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIOSIS; MACROPHAGE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SPLEEN; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, INNATE; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIOSIS; LYMPHOCYTE DEPLETION; NK CELL LECTIN-LIKE RECEPTOR SUBFAMILY A; RATS;

EID: 79955110530     PISSN: 1662811X     EISSN: 16628128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000324143     Document Type: Review

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