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IL-10 is required for development of protective Th1 responses in IL-12-deficient mice upon Candida albicans infection.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Dec 1998
Mencacci A, Cenci E, Del Sero G, Fé d'Ostiani C, Mosci P, Trinchieri G, Adorini L, Romani L
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IL-12 is both required and prognostic for Th1 development in mice with Candida albicans infection. To delineate further the physiologic role of IL-12 in antifungal immunity, mice deficient for this cytokine were assessed for susceptibility to C. albicans infections, and for parameters of innate and adaptive immunity. IL-12-deficient mice were highly susceptible to gastrointestinal infection or to reinfection and...
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