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Interleukin 12 (IL-12) Is Crucial to the Development of Protective Immunity in Mice Intravenously Infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Immunity to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection is associated with the emergence of protective CD4 T cells that secrete cytokines, resulting in activation of macrophages and the recruitment of monocytes to initiate granuloma formation. The cytokine-mediating macrophage activation is interferon-γ (I...
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1997
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2198958/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9206995 |
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author | Cooper, Andrea M. Magram, Jeanne Ferrante, Jessica Orme, Ian M. |
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description | Immunity to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection is associated with the emergence of protective CD4 T cells that secrete cytokines, resulting in activation of macrophages and the recruitment of monocytes to initiate granuloma formation. The cytokine-mediating macrophage activation is interferon-γ (IFN-γ), which is largely dependent on interleukin-12 (IL-12) for its induction. To address the role of IL-12 in immunity to tuberculosis, IL-12 p40(−/−) mice were infected with M. tuberculosis and their capacity to control bacterial growth and other characteristics of their immune response were determined. The IL-12 p40(−/−) mice were unable to control bacterial growth and this appeared to be linked to the absence of both innate and acquired sources of IFN-γ. T cell activation as measured by delayed type hypersensitivity and lymphocyte accumulation at the site of infection were both markedly reduced in the IL-12 p40(−/−) mice. Therefore, IL-12 is essential to the generation of a protective immune response to M. tuberculosis, with its main functions being the induction of the expression of IFN-γ and the activation of antigen-specific lymphocytes capable of creating a protective granuloma. |
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spelling | pubmed-21989582008-04-16 Interleukin 12 (IL-12) Is Crucial to the Development of Protective Immunity in Mice Intravenously Infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis Cooper, Andrea M. Magram, Jeanne Ferrante, Jessica Orme, Ian M. J Exp Med Article Immunity to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection is associated with the emergence of protective CD4 T cells that secrete cytokines, resulting in activation of macrophages and the recruitment of monocytes to initiate granuloma formation. The cytokine-mediating macrophage activation is interferon-γ (IFN-γ), which is largely dependent on interleukin-12 (IL-12) for its induction. To address the role of IL-12 in immunity to tuberculosis, IL-12 p40(−/−) mice were infected with M. tuberculosis and their capacity to control bacterial growth and other characteristics of their immune response were determined. The IL-12 p40(−/−) mice were unable to control bacterial growth and this appeared to be linked to the absence of both innate and acquired sources of IFN-γ. T cell activation as measured by delayed type hypersensitivity and lymphocyte accumulation at the site of infection were both markedly reduced in the IL-12 p40(−/−) mice. Therefore, IL-12 is essential to the generation of a protective immune response to M. tuberculosis, with its main functions being the induction of the expression of IFN-γ and the activation of antigen-specific lymphocytes capable of creating a protective granuloma. The Rockefeller University Press 1997-07-07 /pmc/articles/PMC2198958/ /pubmed/9206995 Text en This article is distributed under the terms of an Attribution–Noncommercial–Share Alike–No Mirror Sites license for the first six months after the publication date (see http://www.rupress.org/terms). After six months it is available under a Creative Commons License (Attribution–Noncommercial–Share Alike 4.0 Unported license, as described at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Cooper, Andrea M. Magram, Jeanne Ferrante, Jessica Orme, Ian M. Interleukin 12 (IL-12) Is Crucial to the Development of Protective Immunity in Mice Intravenously Infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
title | Interleukin 12 (IL-12) Is Crucial to the Development of Protective Immunity in Mice Intravenously Infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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title_full | Interleukin 12 (IL-12) Is Crucial to the Development of Protective Immunity in Mice Intravenously Infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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title_fullStr | Interleukin 12 (IL-12) Is Crucial to the Development of Protective Immunity in Mice Intravenously Infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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title_full_unstemmed | Interleukin 12 (IL-12) Is Crucial to the Development of Protective Immunity in Mice Intravenously Infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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title_short | Interleukin 12 (IL-12) Is Crucial to the Development of Protective Immunity in Mice Intravenously Infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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title_sort | interleukin 12 (il-12) is crucial to the development of protective immunity in mice intravenously infected with mycobacterium tuberculosis |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2198958/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9206995 |
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