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Absence of IFN-gamma or IL-12 has different effects on experimental myasthenia gravis in C57BL/6 mice.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 May 2000
Karachunski P I, Ostlie N S, Monfardini C, Conti-Fine B M
Abstract excerpt
Immunization with acetylcholine receptor (AChR) causes experimental myasthenia gravis (EMG). Th1 cells facilitate EMG development. IFN-gamma and IL-12 induce Th1 responses: we investigated whether these cytokines are necessary for EMG development. We immunized wild-type (WT) C57BL/6 mice and IFN-gamma and IL-12 knockout mutants (IFN-gamma-/-, IL-12-/-) with Torpedo AChR (TAChR). WT and IFN-gamma-/- mice developed...
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