Surfactant protein A enhances mycobacterial killing by rat macrophages through a nitric oxide-dependent pathway

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 279, Issue 2 23-2, 2000, Pages

  Weikert, Laura F ^a   Lopez, Joseph P ^a   Abdolrasulnia, Rasul ^a   Chroneos, Zissis C ^c   Shepherd, Virginia L ^a,b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Mycobacteria; Phagocytosis; Surfactant associated protein A

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; SURFACTANT PROTEIN A; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOMEOSTASIS; HOST RESISTANCE; INFLAMMATION; MACROPHAGE; MEDIATOR RELEASE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; RAT;

EID: 0033843747     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.2000.279.2.l216     Document Type: Article

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