Clearance of Pneumocystis carinii in mice is dependent on B cells but not on P carinii-specific antibody.

Lund, Frances E

Clearance of Pneumocystis carinii in mice is dependent on B cells but not on P carinii-specific antibody. [electronic resource] - Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) Aug 2003 - 1423-30 p. digital

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

0022-1767

10.4049/jimmunol.171.3.1423 doi


Animals
Antibodies, Fungal--physiology
Antibody Specificity
B-Lymphocyte Subsets--immunology
Bronchi
CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes--immunology
CD40 Antigens--genetics
CD40 Ligand--metabolism
Chimera--genetics
Complement System Proteins--deficiency
Down-Regulation--genetics
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes--genetics
Lung--immunology
Lymph Nodes--immunology
Lymphocyte Activation--genetics
Mice
Mice, Inbred BALB C
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Mice, Knockout
Mice, SCID
Pneumocystis--growth & development
Pneumonia, Pneumocystis--genetics
Receptors, IgG--deficiency
Trachea