| Literature DB >> 9573123 |
Y Lin1, J Gong, M Zhang, W Xue, P F Barnes.
Abstract
To investigate the role of monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1) in the immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis, we studied MCP-1 production in tuberculosis patients. CD14+ blood monocytes from tuberculosis patients spontaneously expressed higher levels of MCP-1 mRNA and protein than CD14+ monocytes from healthy tuberculin reactors. MCP-1 production in lymph nodes from tuberculosis patients was also markedly increased. These findings suggest that MCP-1 can contribute to the antimycobacterial inflammatory response by attracting monocytes and T lymphocytes.Entities:
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Year: 1998 PMID: 9573123 PMCID: PMC108197 DOI: 10.1128/IAI.66.5.2319-2322.1998
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Immun ISSN: 0019-9567 Impact factor: 3.441