B Cells Are Essential for Vaccination-Induced Resistance to Virulent Toxoplasma gondii

T lymphocytes and gamma interferon (IFN-γ) are known mediators of immune resistance to Toxoplasma gondii infection, but whether B cells also play an important role is not clear. We have investigated this issue using B-cell-deficient (μMT) mice. If vaccinated with attenuated T. gondii tachyzoites, μM...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sayles, Peter C., Gibson, George W., Johnson, Lawrence L.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2000
Subjects:
Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC97244/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10678903
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

Similar Items