| Literature DB >> 7890430 |
M E Munk1, R A Fazioli, V L Calich, S H Kaufmann.
Abstract
Paracoccidioidomycosis patients show hyperactive humoral immune responses. Consequently, we investigated whether cytokines in supernatants from Paracoccidioides brasiliensis-stimulated gamma/delta T cells support B-cell activation. We detected proliferation of B cells and increased immunoglobulin M (IgM) and IgG production. Thus, gamma/delta T cells may participate in polyclonal B-cell activation during paracoccidioidomycosis.Entities:
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Year: 1995 PMID: 7890430 PMCID: PMC173198 DOI: 10.1128/iai.63.4.1608-1610.1995
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Immun ISSN: 0019-9567 Impact factor: 3.441