Regulation of the kynurenine metabolic pathway by interferon-γ in murine cloned macrophages and microglial cells

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 996-1004

  Alberati Giani, Daniela ^a   Ricciardi Castagnoli, Paola ^b   Kohler C ^a   Cesura, Andrea M ^a  

^a F HOFFMANN LA ROCHE LTD   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Indoleamine 2,3 dioxygenase; Interferon ; Kynureninase; Kynurenine pathway; Macrophages; Microgila

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXYANTHRANILATE 3,4 DIOXYGENASE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INDOLEAMINE 2,3 DIOXYGENASE; KYNURENINE; KYNURENINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE; KYNURENINE AMINOTRANSFERASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENCEPHALITIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME REGULATION; MACROPHAGE; MICROGLIA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030064543     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1996.66030996.x     Document Type: Article

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