Article
Bacillus Calmette Guerin triggers the IL-12/IFN-gamma axis by an IRAK-4- and NEMO-dependent, non-cognate interaction between monocytes, NK, and T lymphocytes.
European journal of immunology - 1 Nov 2004
Feinberg Jacqueline, Fieschi Claire, Doffinger Rainer, Feinberg Max, Leclerc Tony, Boisson-Dupuis Stéphanie, Picard Capucine, Bustamante Jacinta, Chapgier Ariane, Filipe-Santos Orchidée, Ku Cheng-Lung, de Beaucoudrey Ludovic, Reichenbach Janine, Antoni Guillemette, Baldé Ramatoulaye, Alcaïs Alexandre, Casanova Jean-Laurent
Abstract excerpt
The IL-12/IFN-gamma axis is crucial for protective immunity to Mycobacterium in humans and mice. Our goal was to analyze the relative contribution of various human blood cell subsets and molecules to the production of, or response to IL-12 and IFN-gamma. We designed an assay for the stimulation of whole blood by live M. bovis Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) alone, or BCG plus IL-12 or IFN-gamma, measuring...
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