GAMMA-INTERFERON AND INTERLEUKIN-2, BUT NOT INTERLEUKIN-4, ARE DETECTABLE IN GAMMA-DELTA T-CELL CULTURES AFTER ACTIVATION WITH BACTERIA

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FOLLOWS, GA [1 ]
MUNK, ME [1 ]
GATRILL, AJ [1 ]
CONRADT, P [1 ]
KAUFMANN, SHE [1 ]
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[1] UNIV ULM, DEPT IMMUNOL, ALBERT EINSTEIN ALLEE 11, W-7900 ULM, GERMANY
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10.1128/IAI.60.3.1229-1231.1992
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 ;
摘要
Mycobacterium tuberculosis- or group A streptococcus-activated gamma/delta T cells from normal healthy individuals were negatively sorted and restimulated in vitro for 48 h. Significant amounts of gamma interferon were detected after restimulation with M. tuberculosis, group A streptococci, or Listeria monocytogenes. In contrast, interleukin 4 was undetectable in the culture supernatants. Our findings provide indirect evidence for the involvement of gamma/delta-T cells in immunity against tubercle bacilli and probably other bacteria.
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