Synergistic action of nitric oxide release from murine macrophages caused by group B streptococcal cell wall and β-hemolysin/cytolysin

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 186, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1518-1521

  Ring, Axel ^a   Depnering, Christiane ^a   Pohl, Juürgen ^a   Nizet, Victor ^b   Shenep, Jerry L ^c,d   Stremmel, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; CYTOLYSIN; HEMOLYSIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOTENSION; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

ANIMALS; CELL WALL; CELLS, CULTURED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG SYNERGISM; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; MACROPHAGES; MICE; NITRIC OXIDE; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 0037111032     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/344895     Document Type: Article

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