Article
Effects of in vivo T lymphocyte subset depletion on mycobacterial infections in mice.
Journal of leukocyte biology - 1 Mar 1992
Flory C M, Hubbard R D, Collins F M
Abstract excerpt
The relative importance of CD4+ and CD8+ T cell subsets in the expression of acquired resistance to systemic infection by Mycobacterium kansasii was determined. T cell subsets were depleted in thymectomized C57BL/6 mice by the intravenous administration of monoclonal antibodies directed against the relevant T cell determinants. Depletion of the CD4+ subset exacerbated the severity of the infection in...
Topics
- Animals
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes
- CD8 Antigens
- Lymphocyte Depletion
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Inbred DBA
- Mycobacterium Infections
- Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous
- Phenotype
