Beta-glucan from Pneumocystis carinii stimulates TNF alpha release from alveolar macrophages.
Vassallo
R
R
Thoracic Diseases Research Unit, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
Standing
J
J
Limper
A H
AH
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*
D005936:Glucans; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha