Coordinate induction of two antibiotic genes in tracheal epithelial cells exposed to the inflammatory mediators lipopolysaccharide and tumor necrosis factor alpha

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1565-1568

  Russell, John P ^c   Diamond, Gill ^b   Tarver, Alan P ^c   Scanlin, Thomas F ^c   Bevins, Charles L ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; DEFENSIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COW; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INDUCTION; HOST RESISTANCE; INFLAMMATION; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TISSUE INJURY; TRACHEA MUCOSA;

EID: 0029877550     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.64.5.1565-1568.1996     Document Type: Article

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