Selective killing of Mycobacterium avium-infected macrophages by inhibition of phosphorylated signal transducer and activator of transcription type 1

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 198, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 95-100

  Dominici, Sabrina ^a   Brandi, Giorgio ^a   Schiavano, Giuditta Fiorella ^a   Magnani, Mauro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; FLUDARABINE; STAT1 PROTEIN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELL DEATH; CELL KILLING; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MACROPHAGE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CELLS, CULTURED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; MACROPHAGES; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; PHOSPHORYLATION; STAT1 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TIME FACTORS; VIDARABINE;

EID: 46349092326     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/588824     Document Type: Article

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