Inhibition of nitric oxide synthase exacerbates group B Streptococcus sepsis and arthritis in mice

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 72, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 4891-4894

  Puliti, Manuela ^a   Von Hunolstein, Christina ^b   Bistoni, Francesco ^a   Orefici, Graziella ^b   Tissi, Luciana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMINOGUANIDINE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; MALE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, OUTBRED STRAINS; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; GUANIDINES; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; SEPSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 3342994912     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.72.8.4891-4894.2004     Document Type: Article

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