Analysis of the signal transduction in the induction of nitric oxide synthase by lipoteichoic acid in macrophages

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1163-1170

  Kengatharan, Muralitharan ^a   De Kimpe, Sjef J ^a   Thiemermann, Christoph ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lipoteichoic acid; Macrophages; NF B; Nitric oxide synthase; PC PLC; Tyrosine kinase

Indexed keywords

AMINOETHYLISOTHIOURONIUM; ARGININE; BUTYLATED HYDROXYANISOLE; CALPASTATIN; CYCLOHEXAMIDE; DAIDZEIN; DEXAMETHASONE; ERBSTATIN; GENISTEIN; LIPOTEICHOIC ACID; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITE; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PHOSPHOLIPASE C; POLYMYXIN B; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; PYRROLIDINE DERIVATIVE; ROTENONE; TOSYLPHENYLALANYL CHLOROMETHYL KETONE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRICYCLO[4.3.0.1]DECAN 9 YL XANTHOGENATE; TYRPHOSTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; CELL CULTURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUPERNATANT;

EID: 0030008234     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1996.tb16711.x     Document Type: Article

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