| Literature DB >> 8606117 |
H Müller-Alouf1, J E Alouf, D Gerlach, J H Ozegowski, C Fitting, J M Cavaillon.
Abstract
The superantigenic streptococcal erythrogenic toxins A and C (ETA/SPEA and ETC/SPEC) elicit the production by human peripheral blood mononuclear cells of substantial amounts of Th1-derived cytokines (interleukin-2 [IL-2] and gamma interferon) as well as anti-inflammatory cytokines (IL-10 and IL-1 receptor antagonist). In contrast, very low levels of IL-4 and no alpha interferon were induced. The production of these cytokines after stimulation with Streptococcus pyogenes heat-killed bacteria and lipopolysaccharide from gram negative bacteria differed qualitatively and quantitatively from that elicited by the superantigens.Entities:
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Year: 1996 PMID: 8606117 PMCID: PMC173942 DOI: 10.1128/iai.64.4.1450-1453.1996
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Immun ISSN: 0019-9567 Impact factor: 3.441