Effects of picolinic acid on the antimicrobial functions of host macrophages against Mycobacterium avium complex

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 460-464

  Tomioka, Haruaki ^a   Shimizu, Toshiaki ^a   Tatano, Yutaka ^a  

^a SHIMANE UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial function; Macrophage; Mycobacterium avium; Picolinic acid

Indexed keywords

BETA DEFENSIN 1; FATTY ACID; MESSENGER RNA; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PHOSPHOLIPASE A2 INHIBITOR; PICOLINIC ACID; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE OXIDASE; SCAVENGER;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOST; IN VITRO STUDY; MACROPHAGE; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE AVIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BETA-DEFENSINS; CELLS, CULTURED; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HUMANS; MACROPHAGES; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX; NADPH OXIDASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PHOSPHOLIPASES A; PICOLINIC ACIDS; QUINACRINE; REACTIVE NITROGEN SPECIES; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

EID: 33847400513     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2006.12.010     Document Type: Article

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