Predominant role of interferon-γ 3 in the host protective effect of CD8 + T cells against Neospora caninum infection

Scientific Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-14

  Correia, Alexandra ^a   Ferreirinha, Pedro ^a,b   Botelho, Sofia ^b   Belinha, Ana ^b   Leitão, Catarina ^a   Caramalho, I ^c   Teixeira, Luzia ^b   Gonzalez Fernandez A ^d   Appelberg, Rui ^a,b   Vilanova, Manuel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA MOLECULAR   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NOS2 PROTEIN, MOUSE;

ADOPTIVE TRANSFER; ANIMAL; C57BL MOUSE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CHLOROCEBUS AETHIOPS; COCCIDIOSIS; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNOLOGY; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; METABOLISM; NEOSPORA; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPLEEN; VERO CELL LINE;

ADOPTIVE TRANSFER; ANIMALS; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; COCCIDIOSIS; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; INTERFERON-GAMMA; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NEOSPORA; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPLEEN; VERO CELLS;

EID: 84943770641     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep14913     Document Type: Article

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