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Intracellular bacteria and protozoa typically stimulate host responses dominated by Type 1 cytokine production and cell-mediated immune effector functions. While the probable role of these responses is to limit growth of the infecting pathogen, the basis of their preferential induction is poorly understood and poses a fundamental question in immunologic class selection(1).
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Sher, A. et al. (1998). The Role of Dendritic Cells in the Initiation of Host Resistance to Toxoplasma Gondii . In: Gupta, S., Sher, A., Ahmed, R. (eds) Mechanisms of Lymphocyte Activation and Immune Regulation VII. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 452. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5355-7_12
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