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Increased susceptibility of mice lacking T-bet to infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis correlates with increased IL-10 and decreased IFN-gamma production.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Oct 2005
Sullivan Brandon M, Jobe Ousman, Lazarevic Vanja, Vasquez Kristine, Bronson Roderick, Glimcher Laurie H, Kramnik Igor
Abstract excerpt
A sustained CD4+ Th1-dominated type 1 immune response is required to successfully control Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Considerable work has demonstrated that the transcription factor, T-bet, is required for IFN-gamma expression and fundamental to the generation of type 1 immunity in multiple cell types. Mice lacking T-bet are susceptible to virulent M. tuberculosis infection. Susceptibility of...
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