Activation of inducible nitric oxide synthase/nitric oxide by curli fibers leads to a fall in blood pressure during systemic Escherichia coli infection in mice

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 183, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 612-619

  Bian, Zhao ^a   Yan, Zhong Qun ^b   Hansson, Göran K ^b   Thorén, Peter ^b   Normark, Staffan ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HEART RATE; HYPOTENSION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK;

ANIMALS; AORTA, THORACIC; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CELLS, CULTURED; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; HEART RATE; HYPOTENSION; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NITRATES; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; NITRITES; RATS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SHOCK, SEPTIC;

EID: 0035865827     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/318528     Document Type: Article

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