Nitric oxide production by high molecular weight water-soluble chitosan via nuclear factor-κB activation

International Journal of Immunopharmacology

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 923-933

  Jeong, Hyun Ja ^a   Koo, Hyun Na ^a   Oh, Eun Young ^a   Chae, Han Jung ^a   Kim, Hyung Ryong ^a   Suh, Sang Bong ^b   Kim, Cheorl Ho ^c   Cho, Kwang Ho ^a   Park, Byung Rim ^a   Park, Seung Taeck ^a   Lee, Young Mi ^a   Kim, Hyung Min ^a  

^a Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

^b JAKWANG Co Ltd   (South Korea)

^c Dongguk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

High molecular weight water soluble chitosan; Nitric oxide; Nuclear factor B; RAW 264.7 macrophages; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

CHITOSAN; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; NITRIC OXIDE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CHITIN; CHITOSAN; INTERFERON-GAMMA, RECOMBINANT; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MICE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NF-KAPPA B; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; OMEGA-N-METHYLARGININE; PROLINE; THIOCARBAMATES; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 0033777528     PISSN: 01920561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0192-0561(00)00055-2     Document Type: Article

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