Macrophage Triggering with Cecropin A and Melittin-Derived Peptides Induces Type II Nitric Oxide Synthase Expression

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 158, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 4437-4443

  Velasco, Marta ^a   Díaz Guerra, María J M ^a   Díaz Achirica, Pilar ^b   Andreu, David ^c   Rivas, Luis ^b   Boscá, Lisardo ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d Instituto de Bioquimica   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDE; CALCIUM; CECROPIN A; HYBRID PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; MELITTIN; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PEPTIDE;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME INDUCTION; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; METABOLISM; MOUSE;

ANIMALS; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; APOPTOSIS; CALCIUM; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; ENZYME INDUCTION; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MELITTEN; MICE; NF-KAPPA B; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PEPTIDES; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS;

EID: 0031133426     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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