Human neutrophil-mediated nonoxidative antifungal activity against Cryptococcus neoformans

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 68, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 6257-6264

  Mambula, S S ^a   Simons, E R ^a   Hastey, R ^a   Selsted, M E ^a   Levitz, S M ^a  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETONITRILE; CALCIUM; CALPROTECTIN; DEFENSIN; MAGNESIUM; OXIDIZING AGENT; PRONASE; SCAVENGER;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL FRACTIONATION; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IONIC STRENGTH; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY BURST; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY;

BLOOD BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE L1 ANTIGEN COMPLEX; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; NEURAL CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; NEUTROPHILS; RESPIRATORY BURST; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0033791974     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.68.11.6257-6264.2000     Document Type: Article

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