Resistance to Paracoccidioides brasiliensis infection is linked to a preferential Th1 immune response, whereas susceptibility is associated with absence of IFN-gamma production.

Kashino, S S

Resistance to Paracoccidioides brasiliensis infection is linked to a preferential Th1 immune response, whereas susceptibility is associated with absence of IFN-gamma production. [electronic resource] - Journal of interferon & cytokine research : the official journal of the International Society for Interferon and Cytokine Research Jan 2000 - 89-97 p. digital

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

1079-9907

10.1089/107999000312766 doi


Animals
Antibodies, Fungal--biosynthesis
B-Lymphocytes--immunology
Bone Marrow--pathology
Eosinophilia--etiology
Female
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Immunity, Cellular
Immunity, Innate
Immunoglobulin A--biosynthesis
Immunoglobulin G--biosynthesis
Interferon-gamma--biosynthesis
Interleukin-2--biosynthesis
Interleukin-5--biosynthesis
Interleukins--biosynthesis
Lymph Nodes--immunology
Lymphocyte Activation
Macrophage Activation
Mice
Mice, Inbred A
Paracoccidioides
Paracoccidioidomycosis--genetics
Peritoneal Cavity--cytology
Spleen--pathology
Th1 Cells--immunology
Th2 Cells--immunology