Proteases from Aspergillus fumigatus induce release of proinflammatory cytokines and cell detachment in airway epithelial cell lines

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 176, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 300-303

  Tomee, J F Chris ^b   Wierenga, Albertus T J ^b   Hiemstra, Pieter S ^b   Kauffman, Henk F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPAIN; BENZYLSULFONYL FLUORIDE; CHYMOSTATIN; CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; MONOCYTE CHEMOTACTIC PROTEIN 1; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; SERINE PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CELL SEPARATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFLAMMATION; MUCOSAL IMMUNITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINASE INHIBITION; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0030941873     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/517272     Document Type: Article

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