Impact of mycophenolic acid on the functionality of human polymorphonuclear neutrophils and dendritic cells during interaction with Aspergillus fumigatus

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 2644-2646

  Mezger, Markus ^a   Wozniok, Iwona ^a   Blockhaus, Christian ^a   Kurzai, Oliver ^a   Hebart, Holger ^b   Einsele, Hermann ^a   Loeffler, Juergen ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b Staufer Klinik Schwäbisch Gmünd   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

B7 ANTIGEN; CD86 ANTIGEN; CORTISONE; CYCLOSPORIN; CYTOKINE; DEXAMETHASONE; EVEROLIMUS; GAMMA INTERFERON INDUCIBLE PROTEIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 12; MACROPHAGE INFLAMMATORY PROTEIN 3ALPHA; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; PENTRAXIN 3; RANTES; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 2; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC CELL; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTION RISK; MYCOSIS; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY BURST;

EID: 46249117837     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01618-07     Document Type: Article

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