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Hyperproduction of proinflammatory cytokines by WSX-1-deficient NKT cells in concanavalin A-induced hepatitis.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Mar 2004
Yamanaka Atsushi, Hamano Shinjiro, Miyazaki Yoshiyuki, Ishii Kazunari, Takeda Atsunobu, Mak Tak W, Himeno Kunisuke, Yoshimura Akihiko, Yoshida Hiroki
Abstract excerpt
Administration of Con A induces liver injury that is considered to be an experimental model for human autoimmune or viral hepatitis, where immunopathology plays roles mediated by activated lymphocytes, especially NK1.1+ CD3+ NKT cells, and inflammatory cytokines, including IFN-gamma and IL-4. In the present study we investigated the role of WSX-1, a component of IL-27R, in Con A-induced hepatitis by taking...
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