Microbicidal activity of eosinophils is associated with activation of the arginine-NO pathway

Parasite Immunology

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 405-412

  Oliveira, S H P ^a   Fonseca, S G ^a   Romao P R T ^a   Figueiredo, F ^a   Ferreira, S H ^a   Cunha, F Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Leishmania; Microbicidal activity of eosinophils; NO

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 5; INTERLEUKIN 8; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EOSINOPHIL; IN VITRO STUDY; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIASIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ARGININE; CYTOKINES; EOSINOPHILS; INTERFERON-GAMMA, RECOMBINANT; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PERITONEAL CAVITY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

ANIMALIA; LEISHMANIA MAJOR;

EID: 0031712537     PISSN: 01419838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3024.1998.00159.x     Document Type: Article

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