IL-18 does not increase allergic airway disease in mice when produced by BCG

Whilst BCG inhibits allergic airway responses in murine models, IL-18 has adversary effects depending on its environment. We therefore constructed a BCG strain producing murine IL-18 (BCG-IL-18) and evaluated its efficiency to prevent an asthma-like reaction in mice. BALB/cByJ mice were sensitized (...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of biomedicine & biotechnology 2007, Vol.2007, p.67276-67276
Hauptverfasser:	Amniai, L, Biet, F, Marquillies, P, Locht, C, Pestel, J, Tonnel, A-B, Duez, C
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Asthma BCG BCG vaccines Chemical properties Health aspects Immunology Interleukins Life Sciences
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