Tumor necrosis factor alpha stimulates killing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by human neutrophils

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 4591-4599

  Kisich, Kevin O ^a   Higgins, Michael ^a   Diamond, Gill ^a   Heifets, Leonid ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFENSIN; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 8; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CELL FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INTRACELLULAR KILLING; LUNG INFECTION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NEUTROPHIL; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALPHA-DEFENSINS; APOPTOSIS; CELLS, CULTURED; HUMANS; INTRACELLULAR FLUID; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NEUTROPHILS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 0036070607     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.70.8.4591-4599.2002     Document Type: Article

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