Identification of constituents of human neutrophil azurophil granules that mediate fungistasis against Histoplasma capsulatum

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 68, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 5668-5672

  Newman, S L ^a   Gootee, L ^a   Gabay, J E ^a   Selsted, M E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZUROCIDIN; BACTERICIDAL PERMEABILITY INCREASING PROTEIN; CATHEPSIN G; DEFENSIN; ELASTASE; LYSOZYME; MYELOBLASTIN;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL GRANULE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS GROWTH; GROWTH INHIBITION; HISTOPLASMA; HISTOPLASMA CAPSULATUM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; YEAST;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BLOOD PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CATHEPSINS; CYTOPLASMIC GRANULES; DEFENSINS; HISTOPLASMA; HUMAN; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MURAMIDASE; NEUTROPHILS; PANCREATIC ELASTASE; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0033802422     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.68.10.5668-5672.2000     Document Type: Article

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