IL-8 release and neutrophil activation by Clostridium difficile toxin- exposed human monocytes

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 273, Issue 6 36-6, 1997, Pages

  Linevsky, Joanne K ^a,b,d   Pothoulakis, Chaealabos ^c   Keates, Sarah ^c   Warny, Michel ^c   Keates, Andrew C ^c   Lamont, J Thomas ^c   Kelly, Ciarán P ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adhesion molecules; Cytokines; Interleukin 8; Intestinal inflammation; Pseudomembranous colitis

Indexed keywords

ANTISERUM; CD11B ANTIGEN; CD18 ANTIGEN; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN A; CYTOKINE; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1; INTERLEUKIN 8; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOLITIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MONOCYTE; NEUTROPHIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0031408179     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1997.273.6.g1333     Document Type: Article

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