IL-4 Deficiency Decreases Mortality but Increases Severity of Arthritis in Experimental Group B Streptococcus Infection

IL-4 is an anti-inflammatory cytokine that inhibits the onset and severity in different experimental arthritis models. Group B streptococci (GBS) have been recognized as an ever-growing cause of serious invasive infections in nonpregnant adults. Septic arthritis is a clinical manifestation of GBS in...

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Autores principales: Tissi, Luciana, Bistoni, Francesco, Puliti, Manuela
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2009
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2709721/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19606256
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/394021

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2709721/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19606256
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/394021

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