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Interleukin-12 receptor/STAT4 signaling is required for the development of autoimmune myocarditis in mice by an interferon-gamma-independent pathway.
Circulation - 18 Dec 2001
Afanasyeva M, Wang Y, Kaya Z, Stafford E A, Dohmen K M, Sadighi Akha A A, Rose N R
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BACKGROUND: Interleukin (IL)-12 exerts a potent proinflammatory effect by stimulating T-helper (Th) 1 responses. This effect is believed to be mediated primarily through the activation of STAT4 and subsequent production of interferon (IFN)-gamma. Methods and Results- We examined the role of IL-12...
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