Sulfur mustard downregulates iNOS expression to inhibit wound healing in a human keratinocyte model

Journal of Dermatological Science

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 207-216

  Ishida, Hiroshi ^a   Ray, Radharaman ^b   Ray, Prabhati ^a  

^a Molecular Biology Section   (United States)

^b US ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL DEFENSE   (United States)

Author keywords

Inducible; Keratinocytes; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase; siRNA; Skin wound; Sulfur mustard; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; MUSTARD GAS;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENE SILENCING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; KERATINOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WOUND HEALING;

CELLS, CULTURED; DOWN-REGULATION; HUMANS; KERATINOCYTES; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MUSTARD GAS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; RNA, MESSENGER; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 38749095897     PISSN: 09231811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2007.09.002     Document Type: Article

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