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Gamma interferon is dispensable for neopterin production in vivo.
Clinical and diagnostic laboratory immunology - 1 Dec 2005
Sghiri R, Feinberg J, Thabet F, Dellagi K, Boukadida J, Ben Abdelaziz A, Casanova J L, Barbouche M R
Abstract excerpt
Previous studies have indicated that neopterin is synthesized in vitro by human monocyte-derived macrophages and dendritic cells upon stimulation with gamma interferon (IFN-gamma). Neopterin production under specific conditions in vitro has also been obtained upon stimulation with IFN-alpha and/or IFN-beta. However, it is unknown if any IFN-gamma-independent neopterin synthesis is possible in vivo. In the present...
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