Cutting edge: Bacterial DNA and LPS act in synergy in inducing nitric oxide production in RAW 264.7 macrophages

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 163, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 4095-4099

  Gao, Jian Jun ^a   Zuvanich, Eleanor G ^a   Xue, Qiao ^a   Horn, David L ^b   Silverstein, Richard ^a   Morrison, David C ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c ST LUKE S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INDUCTION; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; DNA, BACTERIAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, IMMUNOLOGIC; DRUG SYNERGISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; INTERFERONS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MACROPHAGES; MICE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; RNA, MESSENGER; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0010528829     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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