IL-12Rβ2 is critical for survival of primary Francisella tularensis LVS infection

Journal of Leukocyte Biology

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 657-667

  Melillo, Amanda A ^a   Foreman, Oded ^b   Elkins, Karen L ^a  

^a CENTER FOR BIOLOGICS EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^b JACKSON LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive immunity; Bacterial infections; Cytokines; Hostpathogen interactions; Vaccines

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 12 RECEPTOR BETA2; LIVE VACCINE; TULAREMIA VACCINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOST RESISTANCE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE; MOUSE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPLEEN CELL; TULAREMIA;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CELL MOVEMENT; INTERFERON-GAMMA; LIVER; MACROPHAGES; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; RECEPTORS, INTERLEUKIN-12; TULAREMIA; VACCINATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; MUS;

EID: 84877027130     PISSN: 07415400     EISSN: 19383673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1189/jlb.1012485     Document Type: Article

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