A commercial preparation of catalase inhibits nitric oxide production by activated murine macrophages: Role of arginase

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 3015-3018

  Tian, Y ^a   Xing, Y ^a   Magliozzo, R ^b   Yu, K ^a   Bloom, B R ^c   Chan, J ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGINASE; ARGININE; CATALASE; NITRIC OXIDE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME MECHANISM; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ARGINASE; CATALASE; CELLS, CULTURED; CITRULLINE; INTERFERON TYPE II; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MACROPHAGES, PERITONEAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; NITRIC OXIDE;

EID: 0034021771     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.68.5.3015-3018.2000     Document Type: Article

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