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Enhanced natural killer activity and production of pro-inflammatory cytokines in mice selected for high acute inflammatory response (AIRmax).
Immunology - 1 Mar 2007
Castoldi Lindsey, Golim Marjorie Assis, Filho Orlando Garcia Ribeiro, Romagnoli Graziela Gorete, Ibañez Olga Célia Martinez, Kaneno Ramon
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Strains of mice with maximal and minimal acute inflammatory responsiveness (AIRmax and AIRmin, respectively) were developed through selective breeding based on their high- or low-acute inflammatory responsiveness. Previous reports have shown that AIRmax mice are more resistant to the development of a variety of tumours than AIRmin mice, including spontaneous metastasis of murine melanoma. Natural killer activity...
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