Prevention of T cell-driven complement activation and inflammation by tryptophan catabolism during pregnancy

Nature Immunology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 64-68

  Mellor, Andrew L ^a   Sivakumar, Jayabalan ^a   Chandler, Phillip ^a   Smith, Kimberly ^a   Molina, Hector ^b,c   Mao, Dailing ^b,c   Munn, David H ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENZYME INHIBITOR; INDOLEAMINE 2,3 DIOXYGENASE; TRYPTOPHAN; TRYPTOPHAN 2,3 DIOXYGENASE;

ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; C3H MOUSE; C57BL MOUSE; CBA MOUSE; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; DECIDUA; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FETOMATERNAL TRANSFUSION; FETUS; IMMUNOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; ISOGRAFT; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; T LYMPHOCYTE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; DECIDUA; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; FETUS; INDOLEAMINE-PYRROLE 2,3,-DIOXYGENASE; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C3H; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED CBA; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICE, TRANSGENIC; PREGNANCY; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; TRANSPLANTATION, ISOGENEIC; TRYPTOPHAN; TRYPTOPHAN OXYGENASE;

EID: 0035221101     PISSN: 15292908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/83183     Document Type: Article

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