Characterization of the interferon gamma response to Lawsonia intracellularis using an equine proliferative enteropathy challenge (EPE) model

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology

Volumn 143, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 55-65

  Page, A E ^a   Loynachan, A T ^a   Bryant, U ^a   Stills, H F ^b   Adams, A A ^a   Gebhart, C J ^c   Pusterla, N ^d   Horohov, D W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b University of Kentucky Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell mediated immunity; ELISA; EPE; Equine; Interferon gamma; Lawsonia intracellularis; Model; Weanling

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; GAMMA INTERFERON;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESULFOVIBRIONACEAE INFECTION; ENTEROPATHY; EQUINE PROLIFERATIVE ENTEROPATHY; FEMALE; HORSE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; INFECTION RISK; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEANING;

ANIMALS; DESULFOVIBRIONACEAE INFECTIONS; DEXAMETHASONE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; INTERFERON-GAMMA; INTESTINAL DISEASES; LAWSONIA BACTERIA; RNA, MESSENGER; WEANING;

EQUIDAE; LAWSONIA INTRACELLULARIS; MAMMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS;

EID: 79961021523     PISSN: 01652427     EISSN: 18732534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2011.06.023     Document Type: Article

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