Interferon-gamma does not enhance the bactericidal activity of murine macrophages.
The results of these studies demonstrated that activation is a much more selective process than previously thought, since the interaction between activated macrophages and micro-organisms depends on the kind of activation and the type of micro-organism.
van Furth
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Dept. of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands.
van Dissel
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D000818:Animals; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000276:immunology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008262:Macrophage Activation / Q000187:drug effects*; D051379:Mice; D011994:Recombinant Proteins
D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D007371:Interferon-gamma