Nramp1 functionality increases inducible nitric oxide synthase transcription via stimulation of IFN regulatory factor 1 expression

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 171, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1994-1998

  Fritsche, Gernot ^a   Dlaska, Margit ^a   Barton, Howard ^b   Theurl, Igor ^a   Garimorth, Katja ^a   Weiss, Günter ^a,c  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INTERFERON REGULATORY FACTOR 1; MESSENGER RNA; NATURAL RESISTANCE ASSOCIATED MACROPHAGE PROTEIN 1; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; STAT1 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INFECTION PREVENTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REPORTER GENE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0043136713     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.171.4.1994     Document Type: Article

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