Phenotypical characteristics, biochemical pathways, molecular targets and putative role of nitric oxide-mediated programmed cell death in Leishmania

Parasitology

Volumn 132, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages

  Holzmuller, P ^a   Bras Goncalves R ^a   Lemesre, Jean Loup ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Aconitase; Calpain; Leishmania; Nitrogen oxides; Programmed cell death; Proteasome

Indexed keywords

ACONITATE HYDRATASE; ANTILEISHMANIAL AGENT; ANTIMONY; CALPASTATIN; CASPASE; LACTACYSTIN; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; PROTEASOME INHIBITOR;

AMASTIGOTE; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; APOPTOSIS; CELL KILLING; CELL RESPIRATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DNA DAMAGE; DOG; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GLYCOLYSIS; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; LEISHMANIASIS; LYMPHOCYTE; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PARASITE SURVIVAL; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMASTIGOTE; PROTEIN TARGETING; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; DOGS; HUMANS; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MICE; NITRIC OXIDE; PHENOTYPE;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 33750368375     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182006000837     Document Type: Review

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