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The cell surface marker phenotype of macrophages from HIV-1-infected subjects reflects an IL-10-Enriched and IFN-gamma-deprived donor environment.
Journal of interferon & cytokine research : the official journal of the International Society for Interferon and Cytokine Research - 1 Nov 1996
Orlikowsky T, Wang Z Q, Dudhane A, Horowitz H, Conti B, Hoffmann M
Abstract excerpt
T cells depend on costimulation by accessory cells for an immune response. Costimulatory macrophage activity involves the expression of B7 molecules whose expression is upregulated by interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) and downregulated by interleukin-10 (IL-10). The expression of low-affinity Fc gamma IIIR (CD16), in contrast, is upregulated in the presence of IL-10 and downregulated in the presence of IFN-gamma. In...
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