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| Oliveira,S.C.; Harms,J.S.; Rech,E.L.; Rodarte,R.S.; Bocca,A.L.; Goes,A.M.; Splitter,G.A.. |
| Cellular immune responses are a critical part of the host's defense against intracellular bacterial infections. Immunity to Brucella abortus crucially depends on antigen-specific T cell-mediated activation of macrophages, which are the major effectors of cell-mediated killing of this organism. T lymphocytes that proliferate in response to B. abortus were characterized for phenotype and cytokine activity. Human, murine, and bovine T lymphocytes exhibited a type 1 cytokine profile, suggesting an analogous immune response in these different hosts. In vivo protection afforded by a particular cell type is dependent on the antigen presented and the mechanism of antigen presentation. Studies using MHC class I and class II knockout mice infected with B. abortus... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: T cell subsets; Brucella abortus; Knockout mice; Cytokines; Intracellular pathogens; Genetic immunization. |
| Ano: 1998 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X1998000100010 |
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