Human and Murine T Cell Immunization with Leishmania

Russo, Donna M.

Abstract

Funding Agency

• Agency: National Institute of Health (NIH)
• Institute: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
• Type: First Independent Research Support & Transition (FIRST) Awards (R29)
• Project #: 5R29AI035724-02
• Application #: 2071603
• Study Section: Tropical Medicine and Parasitology Study Section (TMP)
• Project Start: 1995-07-01
• Project End: 2000-06-30
• Budget Start: 1996-07-01
• Budget End: 1997-06-30
• Support Year: 2
• Fiscal Year: 1996

Institution

• Name: Meharry Medical College
• Department: Microbiology/Immun/Virology
• Type: Schools of Medicine
• City: Nashville
• State: TN
• Country: United States
• Zip Code: 37208

Publications

Russo, D M; Chakrabarti, P; Higgins, A Y (1999) Leishmania: naive human T cells sensitized with promastigote antigen and IL-12 develop into potent Th1 and CD8(+) cytotoxic effectors. Exp Parasitol 93:161-70

Russo, D M; Chakrabarti, P; Burns Jr, J M (1998) Naive human T cells develop into Th1 or Th0 effectors and exhibit cytotoxicity early after stimulation with Leishmania-infected macrophages. J Infect Dis 177:1345-51

Harding, C V (1996) Class II antigen processing: analysis of compartments and functions. Crit Rev Immunol 16:13-29