Effects of alkaline protease or restrictocin deficient mutants of Aspergillus fumigatus on human polymorphonuclear leukocytes

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 607-611

  Ikegami, Y ^a   Amitani, R ^a   Murayama, T ^a   Nawada, R ^a   Lee, W J ^a   Kawanami, R ^a   Kuze, F ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alkaline protease; Aspergillus fumigatus; Mutant strains; Polymorphonuclear leukocyte; Restrictocin

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PROTEINASE; RESTRICTOCIN; SUPEROXIDE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CHEMOTAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; MUTANT; NEUTROPHIL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRULENCE;

ALLERGENS; ASPERGILLOSIS, ALLERGIC BRONCHOPULMONARY; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CHEMOTAXIS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS; RIBONUCLEASES; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SUPEROXIDES;

EID: 0031663236     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12030607     Document Type: Article

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