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NITRIC OXIDE AND MACROPHAGE FUNCTION
MacMicking J, Xie Q, Nathan C. NITRIC OXIDE AND MACROPHAGE FUNCTION. Annual Review Of Immunology 1997, 15: 323-350. PMID: 9143691, DOI: 10.1146/annurev.immunol.15.1.323.ChaptersConceptsExpression of NOS2Nitric oxide synthaseAdaptive immune systemNormal host cellsRemarkable molecular machinesInflammatory diseasesLymphocyte proliferationNO pathwayOxide synthaseImmune responseMacrophage productsMacrophage functionSuppressive effectImmune systemNOS2Nitric oxideHigh-output isoformTumor cellsMacrophagesCytotoxic actionElevated Ca2Transcriptional inductionFunctional dimerCytotoxic activityMolecular machines
1998
Identification of Nitric Oxide Synthase 2 as an Innate Resistance Locus against Ectromelia Virus Infection
Karupiah G, Chen J, Nathan C, Mahalingam S, MacMicking J. Identification of Nitric Oxide Synthase 2 as an Innate Resistance Locus against Ectromelia Virus Infection. Journal Of Virology 1998, 72: 7703-7706. PMID: 9696880, PMCID: PMC110049, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.72.9.7703-7706.1998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNitric oxide synthase 2NOS2-/- miceEctromelia virusCytotoxic T lymphocyte activityEctromelia virus infectionGamma interferon secretionT lymphocyte activityAcute viral infectionSynthase 2Lymphocyte activityNK cellsInterferon secretionVirus infectionImmune responseMonogenic determinantsViral infectionHost survivalCausative agentInfectionMousepoxSecretion