PROTECTION OF MICE FROM MYCOBACTERIUM-AVIUM INFECTION BY RECOMBINANT INTERLEUKIN-12

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作者
KOBAYASHI, K
KASAMA, T
YAMAZAKI, J
HOSAKA, M
KATSURA, T
MOCHIZUKI, T
SOEJIMA, K
NAKAMURA, RM
机构
[1] SHOWA UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT PATHOL,SHINAGAWA KU,TOKYO 142,JAPAN
[2] NATL INST HLTH,DEPT BACTERIOL,DIV MYCOBACTERIOL,SHINJUKU KU,TOKYO 162,JAPAN
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10.1128/AAC.39.6.1369
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Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Treatment with interleukin-12 (IL-12) significantly reduced the number of viable bacteria in mice infected with Mycobacterium avium. IL-12 itself, however, could not inhibit directly mycobacterial growth in vitro. IL-12 exerts antimycobacterial activity in vivo with a low level of toxicity, possibly by enhancing the host defense against the infection.
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页码:1369 / 1371
页数:3
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