| Literature DB >> 75845 |
R Barot-Ciorbaru, J Wietzerbin, J F Petit, L Chedid, E Falcoff, E Lederer.
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Three fractions of Nocardia, Nocardia water-soluble mitogen (NWSM), Nocardia water-soluble mitogen pellet (NWSMP), and the cell wall peptidoglycan, which are mitogenic for B lymphocytes, were able to induce circulating interferon in mice, NWSMP and NWSM being the most active. The peak of interferon appeared about 2 h after injection. The interferon induced by NSWMP and NWSM was acid stable and antigenically related to viral interferon, as shown by neutralization with antibodies directed against Newcastle disease virus-induced interferon.Entities:
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Year: 1978 PMID: 75845 PMCID: PMC414089 DOI: 10.1128/iai.19.2.353-356.1978
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Immun ISSN: 0019-9567 Impact factor: 3.441