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IL-4-independent inhibition of IL-12 responsiveness during Leishmania amazonensis infection.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Jul 2000
Jones D E, Buxbaum L U, Scott P
Abstract excerpt
Leishmania amazonensis induces a nonhealing infection in C3H mice, whereas infection with Leishmania major is self-healing. We found that C3H mice infected with L. amazonensis exhibited decreased IL-12 production, which could account for the susceptibility to this organism. However, exogenous IL-12 administration failed to induce a healing immune response. The failure of L. amazonensis-infected C3H mice to...
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