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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-4-8
pubmed:abstractText
Activation of naive T and B cells occurs only within the context of organized lymphoid tissue. Thus, the continuous recirculation of mature lymphocytes is crucial for the development of primary immune response to foreign Ags. We have previously shown that low levels of IFN-gamma inhibit homing of B cells to the secondary lymphoid organs. In this study, we demonstrate that similarly low doses of IFN-gamma down-regulate integrin-mediated adhesion and migration of naive T and Th2 cells, and have a profound effect on the in vivo homing of naive T cells to the lymph nodes. Moreover, we show that these low doses of IFN-gamma have anti-inflammatory effects in an in vivo asthma model. Thus, in contrast to the proinflammatory effects of IFN-gamma at relatively high concentrations, low dose IFN-gamma appears to exert global suppressory effects on T cell trafficking and may have clinical application as an anti-inflammatory agent.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0022-1767
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
168
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3707-11
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11937520-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11937520-Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal, pubmed-meshheading:11937520-Bronchial Hyperreactivity, pubmed-meshheading:11937520-Cell Adhesion, pubmed-meshheading:11937520-Cell Migration Inhibition, pubmed-meshheading:11937520-Cell Movement, pubmed-meshheading:11937520-Disease Models, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:11937520-Dose-Response Relationship, Immunologic, pubmed-meshheading:11937520-Down-Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:11937520-Drug Administration Schedule, pubmed-meshheading:11937520-Injections, Intraperitoneal, pubmed-meshheading:11937520-Integrins, pubmed-meshheading:11937520-Interferon-gamma, pubmed-meshheading:11937520-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:11937520-Mice, Inbred BALB C, pubmed-meshheading:11937520-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:11937520-T-Lymphocyte Subsets, pubmed-meshheading:11937520-Th2 Cells
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Cutting edge: anti-inflammatory properties of low levels of IFN-gamma.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Immunology, Weizmann Institute of Science, and Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't