Antimicrobial peptide P18 inhibits inflammatory responses by LPS- but not by IFN-γ-stimulated macrophages

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1183-1187

  Nan, Yong Hai ^a,b   Jeon, Young Jin ^a   Park, Il Seon ^a,b   Shin, Song Yub ^a,b  

^a Chosun University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Chosun University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptide; Inducible nitric oxide synthase; Interferon gamma; Lipopolysaccharide; Nitric oxide; P18; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INTERFERON-GAMMA; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-Α;

BINDING SITES; CELL ADHESION; ENZYMES; MACROPHAGES; NITRIC OXIDE; TUMORS;

PEPTIDES;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDE; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; GAMMA INTERFERON; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MAGAININ 2 PEPTIDE, XENOPUS; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; NOS2 PROTEIN, MOUSE; P18 ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; XENOPUS PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL LINE; DIET THERAPY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; INFLAMMATION; METABOLISM; MOUSE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CELL LINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; INFLAMMATION; INTERFERON-GAMMA; INTERLEUKIN-1BETA; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MICE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; XENOPUS PROTEINS;

EID: 44949122715     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-008-9682-9     Document Type: Article

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