Bacterial inhibition of phosphatidylcholine synthesis triggers apoptosis in the brain

Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 200, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 99-106

  Zweigner, Janine ^a,b   Jackowski, Suzanne ^a   Smith, Shannon H ^a   Van Der Merwe, Marie ^a   Weber, Joerg R ^b   Tuomanen, Elaine I ^a  

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

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

CDP choline; Lyso phosphatidylcholine; Meningitis; Pneumolysin; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE; CITICOLINE; CYTIDINE DIPHOSPHATE; LYSOPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PNEUMOLYSIN;

ANIMAL MODEL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL CULTURE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MENINGITIS; MICROGLIA; MOUSE; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL LINE; CYTIDINE DIPHOSPHATE CHOLINE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; LYSOPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINES; MICE; MICROGLIA; NEURONS; NOOTROPIC AGENTS; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINES; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; RATS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 3142733505     PISSN: 00221007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1084/jem.20032100     Document Type: Article

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