IL-12 and IFN-gamma in Host Defense Against Mycobacteria and Salmonella in Mice and Men

Overview

Journal Curr Opin Immunol

Publisher Elsevier

Specialty Allergy & Immunology

Date 1999 Jun 22

PMID 10375558

Citations 123

Authors

E Jouanguy

R Doffinger

S Dupuis

A Pallier

F Altare

J L Casanova

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Abstract

The development of gene-knockout mice and the identification of gene-deficient humans have improved our understanding of the role of IL-12 and IFN-gamma in host defense. Comparison of experimental and natural infections has shown that animals and humans genetically deficient in immunity mediated by IL-12 or IFN-gamma are highly susceptible to mycobacteria and salmonella. Impaired secretion of, or response to, IFN-gamma is the common pathogenic mechanism that accounts for impaired granuloma formation and uncontrolled growth of bacteria within macrophages. The axis formed between IL-12 and IFN-gamma is essential for protective immunity against mycobacteria and salmonella in mice and men.

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