Induction of persistent in vivo resistance to Mycobacterium avium infection in BALB/c mice injected with interleukin-18-secreting fibroblasts.

Chung, Su W

Induction of persistent in vivo resistance to Mycobacterium avium infection in BALB/c mice injected with interleukin-18-secreting fibroblasts. [electronic resource] - Vaccine Jan 2004 - 398-406 p. digital

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

0264-410X

10.1016/j.vaccine.2003.07.002 doi


3T3 Cells
Animals
Antibodies, Monoclonal--biosynthesis
Blotting, Western
Cytokines--biosynthesis
Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
Female
Fibroblasts--metabolism
Genetic Vectors--genetics
Indicators and Reagents
Interferon-gamma--immunology
Interleukin-18--metabolism
Lung--cytology
Mice
Mice, Inbred BALB C
Mycobacterium avium Complex--immunology
Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection--immunology
Nitric Oxide--metabolism
Retroviridae--genetics
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
T-Lymphocyte Subsets--immunology
Transfection