Restriction of Toxoplasma gondii growth in human brain microvascular endothelial cells by activation of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 69, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 6527-6531

  Daubener W ^a   Spors, B ^a   Hucke, C ^a   Adam, R ^a   Stins, M ^a   Kwang Sik Kim, ^a   Schroten, H ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INDOLEAMINE 2,3 DIOXYGENASE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFECTOR CELL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CAPILLARIES; CELLS, CULTURED; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INDUCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDOLEAMINE-PYRROLE 2,3,-DIOXYGENASE; INTERFERON TYPE II; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; TOXOPLASMA; TRYPTOPHAN OXYGENASE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 0034832976     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.69.10.6527-6531.2001     Document Type: Article

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