Induction of necrosis and apoptosis of neutrophil granulocytes by Streptococcus pneumoniae

Clinical and Experimental Immunology

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 61-66

  Zysk, G ^a   Bejo, L ^a   Schneider Wald, B K ^a   Nau, R ^a,b   Heinz, H P ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cell death; Neutrophil cytology; PMN; Pneumococcal cell walls; Pneumolysin hydrogen peroxide

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; CELL DEATH; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

APOPTOSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL WALL; CELLS, CULTURED; HEATING; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; NECROSIS; NEUTROPHILS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STREPTOLYSINS;

EID: 0033780099     PISSN: 00099104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2249.2000.01336.x     Document Type: Article

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