Trypanosoma cruzi downregulates the production of interleukin-2, interferon-γ, interleukin-4 and interleukin-5 by activated human lymphocytes

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 652-656

  Kierszenbaum, F ^c   Mejia Lopez, H ^a,c   Sztein, Marcelo B ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Michigan State University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD3 ANTIGEN; CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOMODULATION; INTERFERON PRODUCTION; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS; TRYPOMASTIGOTE;

TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 9444234417     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3283797     Document Type: Article

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