PNEUMOLYSIN STIMULATES PRODUCTION OF TUMOR-NECROSIS-FACTOR-ALPHA AND INTERLEUKIN-1-BETA BY HUMAN MONONUCLEAR PHAGOCYTES

被引:149
作者
HOULDSWORTH, S [1 ]
ANDREW, PW [1 ]
MITCHELL, TJ [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV LEICESTER,DEPT MICROBIOL & IMMUNOL,LEICESTER LE1 9HN,ENGLAND
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10.1128/IAI.62.4.1501-1503.1994
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 ;
摘要
Human peripheral blood monocytes and a human monocyte cell line were exposed to the toxin pneumolysin. Pneumolysin-exposed cells produced significantly larger amounts of tumor necrosis factor alpha and interleukin-1 beta than cells not exposed to the toxin. The viability of cells was not affected by the concentrations of pneumolysin used in the experiments.
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