MONOCYTE ANTIMYCOBACTERIAL ACTIVITY BEFORE AND AFTER MYCOBACTERIUM-BOVIS BCG VACCINATION IN CHINGLEPUT, INDIA, AND LONDON, UNITED-KINGDOM

Authors
CHENG SH WALKER KB LOWRIE DB MITCHISON DA SWAMY R DATTA M PRABHAKAR R
Citation
Sh. Cheng et al., MONOCYTE ANTIMYCOBACTERIAL ACTIVITY BEFORE AND AFTER MYCOBACTERIUM-BOVIS BCG VACCINATION IN CHINGLEPUT, INDIA, AND LONDON, UNITED-KINGDOM, Infection and immunity, 61(10), 1993, pp. 4501-4503
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Immunology,"Infectious Diseases
Journal title
Infection and immunity → ACNP
ISSN journal
00199567
Volume
61
Issue
10
Year of publication
1993
Pages
4501 - 4503
Database
ISI
SICI code
0019-9567(1993)61:10<4501:MAABAA>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
Monocytes from purified protein derivative S Mantoux-negative children and young adults inhibited intracellular growth of Mycobacterium micr oti more in Chingleput than in London. Mycobacterium bovis BCG vaccina tion did not enhance bacteriostasis with the Indians but did so with t he Londoners. No evidence was found for involvement of cytokines such as macrophage-activating factor and granulocyte macrophage colony-stim ulating factor in the differences.