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Karina R B Bastos1, Claudio R F Marinho, Renato Barboza
1Department of Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. krbastos@usp.br
Abstract:
The present review illustrates the current knowledge on the autocrine effect of IL-12, and the putative contribution of IL-23, on macrophages and dendritic cells, focusing on cell activation and microbicidal activity. Here, we present convincing evidence that IL-12 is not only a connective element between accessory cells and lymphocytes, but it is also a key molecule for programming the macrophage and dendritic cell functions.
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