Glutathione protects macrophages and Leishmania major against nitric oxide-mediated cytotoxicity

Parasitology

Volumn 118, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 559-566

  Romao P R T ^a   Fonseca, S G ^a   Hothersall, J S ^b   Noronha Dutra, A A ^b   Ferreira, S H ^a   Cunha, F Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTE OF UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glutathione; Leishmania major; Macrophage; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

BUTHIONINE SULFOXIMINE; CARMUSTINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; GLUTATHIONE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL PROTECTION; CYTOTOXICITY; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BUTHIONINE SULFOXIMINE; CARMUSTINE; CELL SURVIVAL; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GLUTATHIONE; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; MACROPHAGES, PERITONEAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NITRIC OXIDE; PENICILLAMINE;

ANIMALIA; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0033040422     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182099004278     Document Type: Article

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