| Literature DB >> 1541536 |
D M Magee1, J G Smith, C A Bleicker, C J Carter, L F Bonewald, J Schachter, D M Williams.
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Cytokine induction during Chlamydia trachomatis pneumonia may alter the pathogenesis or course of disease. We examined interleukin-1 (IL-1) and IL-6 production by measuring mRNA and bioactivity in murine lungs. mRNA and bioactivity for IL-1 alpha, IL-1 beta, and IL-6 increased after Chlamydia infection. These cytokines may be important in regulating host defenses against C. trachomatis.Entities:
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Year: 1992 PMID: 1541536 PMCID: PMC257615 DOI: 10.1128/iai.60.3.1217-1220.1992
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Immun ISSN: 0019-9567 Impact factor: 3.441