Copper deficiency suppresses effector activities of differentiated U937 cells

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 130, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1536-1542

  Huang, Zhixin L ^a   Failla, Mark L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bactericidal activity; Copper; Inflammatory mediators; Respiratory burst; U937 human promonocytic cells

Indexed keywords

COPPER; CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; N,N' BIS(2 AMINOETHYL) 1,3 PROPANEDIAMINE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; COPPER DEFICIENCY; CYTOMETRY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNITY; IRON DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RESPIRATORY BURST;

EID: 0034077512     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/130.6.1536     Document Type: Article

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