| Literature DB >> 8698522 |
A Vecchiarelli1, C Retini, C Monari, C Tascini, F Bistoni, T R Kozel.
Abstract
In this study, we demonstrated that purified capsular polysaccharide of Cryptococcus neoformans is a potent inducer of interleukin-10 (IL-10) secretion by human monocytes. Endogenous IL-10 was involved in regulating tumor necrosis factor alpha and IL-1beta secretion by human monocytes in response to encapsulated C. neoformans strains. Our results suggest a new immunosuppressive effect exerted by glucuronoxylomannan through the induction of IL-10, a potent downregulator of proinflammatory cytokines.Entities:
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Year: 1996 PMID: 8698522 PMCID: PMC174153 DOI: 10.1128/iai.64.7.2846-2849.1996
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Immun ISSN: 0019-9567 Impact factor: 3.441