Novel peptides enhance the production of nitric oxide and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) gene expression in murine macrophage

International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 241-246

  Acharya, A ^a   Tripathi, V ^b  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b M J P ROHILKHAND UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Macrophage; Nitric oxide; Peptide

Indexed keywords

INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MESSENGER RNA; NITRIC OXIDE; POLYPEPTIDE; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FROG; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; HOST RESISTANCE; INOS GENE; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 3543046793     PISSN: 03946320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039463200301600309     Document Type: Article

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