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PIR-B-deficient mice are susceptible to Salmonella infection.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Sept 2008
Torii Ikuko, Oka Satoshi, Hotomi Muneki, Benjamin William H, Takai Toshiyuki, Kearney John F, Briles David E, Kubagawa Hiromi
Abstract excerpt
Paired Ig-like receptors of activating (PIR-A) and inhibitory (PIR-B) isoforms are expressed by many hematopoietic cells, including B lymphocytes and myeloid cells. To determine the functional roles of PIR-A and PIR-B in primary bacterial infection, PIR-B-deficient (PIR-B(-/-)) and wild-type (WT) control mice were injected i.v. with an attenuated strain of Salmonella enterica Typhimurium (WB335). PIR-B(-/-) mice...
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