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Dendritic cell-derived IL-12p40 homodimer contributes to susceptibility in cutaneous leishmaniasis in BALB/c mice.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Jun 2007
Nigg Axel P, Zahn Sabine, Rückerl Dominik, Hölscher Christoph, Yoshimoto Takayuki, Ehrchen Jan M, Wölbing Florian, Udey Mark C, von Stebut Esther
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Protection against Leishmania major in resistant C57BL/6 mice is mediated by Th1 cells, whereas susceptibility in BALB/c mice is the result of Th2 development. IL-12 release by L. major-infected dendritic cells (DC) is critically involved in differentiation of Th1 cells. Previously, we reported t...
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