Microbial killing by human neutrophil cytokineplasts: similar suppressive effects of reversible and irreversible inhibitors of nitric oxide synthase
Malawista S, Montgomery R, van Blaricom G. Microbial killing by human neutrophil cytokineplasts: similar suppressive effects of reversible and irreversible inhibitors of nitric oxide synthase. Journal Of Leukocyte Biology 1996, 60: 753-757. PMID: 8975878, DOI: 10.1002/jlb.60.6.753.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNO synthase inhibitorSynthase inhibitorL-NIOMin of incubationMonomethyl-L-arginineNitric oxide synthaseHuman blood neutrophilsSimilar suppressive effectReactive nitrogen intermediatesL-Arg analoguesIrreversible inhibitorBlood neutrophilsOxide synthaseSuppressive effectKilling capacityL-arginineKilling pathwaysHuman neutrophilsL-ArgD-ArgNeutrophilsNitrogen intermediatesMicrobial killingGranule contentsIntact neutrophils