title: Beta-glucan from Pneumocystis carinii stimulates TNF alpha release from alveolar macrophages.
authors.affiliation: Thoracic Diseases Research Unit, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vassallo
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Standing
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Limper
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002473:Cell Wall / Q000737:chemistry*; D005936:Glucans / Q000276:immunology*; D016676:Macrophages, Alveolar / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D011010:Pneumocystis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D005936:Glucans; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha