University of Texas Medical Branch. Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology. Galveston, TX, USA.; University of Texas Medical Branch. Department of Microbiology & Immunology. Galveston, TX, USA.; University of Texas Medical Branch. Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology. Galveston, TX, USA.; University of Texas Medical Branch. Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology. Galveston, TX, USA / U...
Tuberculosis, caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, remains a leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide, causing ~1.4 million deaths per year. Key immune components for host protection during tuberculosis include the cytokines IL-12, IL-1, and TNF-a, as well as IFN-? and CD4(+) Th1 cells. However, immune factors determining whether individuals control infection or progress to active tuberculosis are in...
We have previously reported that mouse plasmacytoid dendritic cells (DC) produce high levels of IL-12p70, whereas bone marrow-derived myeloid DC and splenic DC produce substantially lower levels of this cytokine when activated with the TLR-9 ligand CpG. We now show that in response to CpG stimulation, high levels of IL-10 are secreted by macrophages, intermediate levels by myeloid DC, but no detectable IL-10 is...