Impairment of microbial killing and superoxide-producing activities of alveolar macrophages by a low level of ozone

Journal of Health Science

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 302-309

  Mochitate, K ^a   Katagiri, K ^a   Miura, T ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Escherichia coli; Host defense; Macrophage; Ozone; Superoxide

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHALASIN E; DEOXYCHOLIC ACID; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; LYSOSOME ENZYME; OZONE; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE; URIDINE; ZYMOSAN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOST RESISTANCE; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OPSONIZATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHAGOCYTOSIS; RAT; RESPIRATORY BURST;

EID: 0034973969     PISSN: 13449702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/jhs.47.302     Document Type: Article

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