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IFN-gamma induction of osteopontin expression in human monocytoid cells.
Journal of interferon & cytokine research : the official journal of the International Society for Interferon and Cytokine Research - 1 May 2003
Li Xinfang, O'Regan Anthony W, Berman Jeffrey S
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Osteopontin (OPN) is an arginine-glycine-aspartate (RGD)-containing cytokine that increases macrophage expression of the Th1 cytokines interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) and interleukin-12 (IL-12), and downregulates macrophage expression of IL-10. OPN has been implicated in the clearance of mycobacterial infection and in granuloma formation. We previously showed decreased OPN expression in the granulomas of patients...
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