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Cutting edge: STAT1 and T-bet play distinct roles in determining outcome of visceral leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania donovani.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Jul 2006
Rosas Lucia E, Snider Heidi M, Barbi Joseph, Satoskar Anjali A, Lugo-Villarino Geanncarlo, Keiser Tracy, Papenfuss Tracy, Durbin Joan E, Radzioch Danuta, Glimcher Laurie H, Satoskar Abhay R
Abstract excerpt
T-bet and STAT1 regulate IFN-gamma gene transcription in CD4+ T cells, which mediate protection against Leishmania. Here we show that T-bet and STAT1 are required for the induction of an efficient Th1 response during Leishmania donovani infection, but they play distinct roles in determining disea...
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