Cryptococcus neoformans glucuronoxylomannan induces macrophage apoptosis mediated by nitric oxide in a caspase-independent pathway

International Immunology

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1527-1541

  Chiapello, Laura S ^a   Baronetti, José L ^a   Garro, Ana P ^a   Spesso, María F ^a   Masih, Diana T ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Apoptosis inducing factor; CD18; Fc RII; Mitochondria; PKC

Indexed keywords

AMINOGUANIDINE; APOPTOSIS INDUCING FACTOR; CASPASE; CASPASE 3; CD18 ANTIGEN; FC RECEPTOR; GLUCURONOXYLOMANNAN; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; NITRIC OXIDE; PROTEIN KINASE C; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE;

ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; CYTOSOL; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; IMMUNOMODULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MACROPHAGE; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; RAT; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CASPASE 3; CELLS, CULTURED; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; MACROPHAGES, PERITONEAL; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL, MITOCHONDRIAL; NITRIC OXIDE; POLYSACCHARIDES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 57049189597     PISSN: 09538178     EISSN: 14602377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intimm/dxn112     Document Type: Article

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