Antimycobacterial agent based on mRNA encoding human β-defensin 2 enables primary macrophages to restrict growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 2692-2699

  Kisich, K O ^a   Heifets, L ^a   Higgins, M ^a   Diamond, G ^a  

^a NATIONAL JEWISH MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA DEFENSIN 2; DEFENSIN; MESSENGER RNA; PLASMID VECTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HOST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFECTION RESISTANCE; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; TUBERCULOSIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-DEFENSINS; CELLS, CULTURED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; MACROPHAGES; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0035078647     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.69.4.2692-2699.2001     Document Type: Article

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