Mitogen-activated protein kinases are involved in tumor necrosis factor alpha production in macrophages infected with Orientia tsutsugamushi

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 349-355

  Yun, Ji Hyun ^a,b   Koo, Jung Eun ^a   Koh, Young Sang ^a  

^a Jeju National University   (South Korea)

^b Jeju Bio Industry Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Mitogen activated protein kinase; Orientia tsutsugamushi; Tumor necrosis factor alpha

Indexed keywords

2 (2 AMINO 3 METHOXYPHENYL)CHROMONE; 4 (4 FLUOROPHENYL) 2 (4 METHYLSULFINYLPHENYL) 5 (4 PYRIDYL)IMIDAZOLE; ANTHRA[1,9 CD]PYRAZOL 6(2H) ONE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 3; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38; POLYMYXIN B; STRESS ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEMALE; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SCRUB TYPHUS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; C3H MOUSE; CELL LINE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; L CELL; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; ORIENTIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI; PATHOGENICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ORIENTIA; ORIENTIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; JNK MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; L CELLS (CELL LINE); MACROPHAGES; MICE; MICE, INBRED C3H; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 3; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; ORIENTIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI; P38 MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; SCRUB TYPHUS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 68049103023     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: 13480421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2009.00127.x     Document Type: Article

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