In vitro infection of bovine monocytes with Mycoplasma bovis delays apoptosis and suppresses production of gamma interferon and tumor necrosis factor alpha but not interleukin-10

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 62-71

  Mulongo, Musa ^a   Prysliak, Tracy ^a   Scruten, Erin ^a   Napper, Scott ^a,b   Perez Casal, Jose ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 9; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 10; SUPPRESSOR OF CYTOKINE SIGNALING 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RELA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL DENSITY; CELL FUNCTION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION ASSAY; IN VITRO STUDY; INNATE IMMUNITY; MONOCYTE; MYCOPLASMA BOVIS; MYCOPLASMA BOVIS INFECTION; MYCOPLASMOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84890960140     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: 10985522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.00961-13     Document Type: Article

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