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The critical role of interleukin 4 but not interferon gamma in the pathogenesis of colitis in T-cell receptor alpha mutant mice.
Gastroenterology - 1 Feb 1999
Mizoguchi A, Mizoguchi E, Bhan A K
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & AIMS: T-cell receptor alpha mutant (TCRalpha-/-) mice spontaneously develop colitis resembling ulcerative colitis (UC). The role of interleukin (IL)-4 and interferon (IFN)-gamma in the pathogenesis of colitis was examined by creating IL-4- or IFN-gamma-deficient TCRalpha-/- mice. METHODS: Double-mutant mice were created by crossing TCRalpha-/- mice with IL-4- or IFN-gamma-deficient mice. Colitis was...
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