Complement and IL-12: Yin and yang

Christopher L. Karp, Marsha Wills-Karp

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Abstract

Interleukin 12 (IL-12) is central to the orchestration of cell-mediated immune responses in the innate as well as the adaptive immune system. Recent studies of the pathogenesis of diseases as disparate as measles and asthma have suggested that the complement system, itself at the interface of innate and adaptive immunity, is a biologically relevant regulator of IL-12 production. These data are reviewed here.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)109-119
Number of pages11
JournalMicrobes and Infection
Volume3
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2001
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Complement
  • Interleukin 12
  • Monocyte

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Microbiology
  • Immunology
  • Infectious Diseases

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