Antagonism between IL-4 and IL-10 in colitis and a helminth infection in Mus musculus [Elektronische Ressource] / by Sabine Specht

Antagonism between IL-4 and IL-10 in colitis anda helminth infection in Mus musculusDissertationSubmitted in partial fulfillment of the requirementsfor the doctoral degree from the Faculty of Biology,University of Hamburg, GermanyBySabine SpechtHamburg, Germany2005List of abbreviationsLIST OF ABBREVIATIONSAb antibodyAg antigenAPC´s antigen presenting cellsbp base pairBSA bovine serum albumineCD clusters of differentiationcDNA complementary desoxyribonucleic acidCon A concanavalin ADC dendritic cellDEPC diethylpyrocarbonatedNTP deoxyribonucleic triphosphateEDTA ethylenediamine-tetraacetic acidELISA enzyme linked immunosorbent assayFITC fluoresceine isothiocyanateIL interleukinIFN interferonIg immunoglobulinei.p. intraperitoneali.v. intravenouslyKO knock outLPS lipopolysaccharideLsAg Litomosoides sigmodontis antigenµg microgrammemg milligrammeMgCl magnesium chloride2mM millimolarmAb monoclonal antibodyMHC major histocompatibility complexMF microfilariamin minutemRNA messenger ribonucleic acidng nanogrammeOD optical densityPBS phosphate buffered saline solutionList of abbreviationsPCR polymerase chain reactionpg picogrammep.i.