Role of superoxide anion in the fungicidal activity of murine peritoneal exudate macrophages against Penicillium marneffei

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 323-330

  Kudeken, Norifumi ^a   Kawakami, Kazuyoshi ^a   Saito, Atsushi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Macrophages; Nitric oxide; Penicillium marneffei; Superoxide

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; OXYGEN RADICAL; SCAVENGER; SUPEROXIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM MARNEFFEI; PERITONEUM EXUDATE; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; YEAST CELL;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE; PENICILLIUM MARNEFFEI;

EID: 0032932863     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1999.tb02412.x     Document Type: Article

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