Nitric oxide production: A mechanism of Chlamydia trachomatis inhibition in interferon-γ-treated RAW264.7 cells

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 14, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 109-120

  Chen, Bojun ^a,c   Stout, Robert ^a   Campbell, William F ^a,b  

^a EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SCICOR Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlamydia infection; Cytokine; Macrophage activation; Macrophage cell line

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CELL CULTURE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; MACROPHAGE; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029882708     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0928-8244(96)00018-1     Document Type: Article

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