Characterization of the interferon-producing cell in mice infected with Listeria monocytogenes.
Production of type I interferons (IFN-I, mainly IFNalpha and IFNbeta) is a hallmark of innate immune responses to all classes of pathogens. When viral infection spreads to lymphoid organs, the majority of systemic IFN-I is produced by a specialized "interferon-producing cell" (IPC) that ha...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2009-03-01
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Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/19325882/pdf/?tool=EBI |