A potential role for nitric oxide pathway in tuberculous pleural effusion
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE, cilt.9, sa.3, ss.339-343, 2005 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 9 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2005
- Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.339-343
- Anahtar Kelimeler: arginase, nitric oxide, tuberculosis, pleuritis, NECROSIS-FACTOR-ALPHA, PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS, UP-REGULATION, SYNTHASE, EXPRESSION, NITROTYROSINE, METABOLISM, ARGINASE, ARGININE, MURINE
- Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
SETTING: Tuberculous pleural effusion leads to an immune response involving mainly immune and mesothelial cells. Nitric oxide (NO) produced by these cells may have antimycobacterial effects against Mycobacterium tuberculosis.