Host-driven macrophage apoptosis contributes to innate immunity during bacterial infection. Neisseria meningitidis inhibits apoptosis in a variety of cells, but its impact on macrophage apoptosis is unknown. We demonstrate that N. meningitidis prevents macrophage apoptosis via genes encoding nitric oxide detoxification and a porin, PorB.
%0 Journal Article
%1 tunbridge_inhibition_2006
%A Tunbridge, Anne J
%A Stevanin, Tania M
%A Lee, Margaret
%A Marriott, Helen M
%A Moir, James W B
%A Read, Robert C
%A Dockrell, David H
%D 2006
%J Infection and Immunity
%K Apoptosis, Cells Cells, Cultured, Humans, Macrophages, Meningitis, Meningococcal, Neisseria Nitric Oxide, Porins, U937 meningitidis,
%N 1
%P 729--33
%R 74/1/729
%T Inhibition of macrophage apoptosis by Neisseria meningitidis requires nitric oxide detoxification mechanisms
%U http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16369030
%V 74
%X Host-driven macrophage apoptosis contributes to innate immunity during bacterial infection. Neisseria meningitidis inhibits apoptosis in a variety of cells, but its impact on macrophage apoptosis is unknown. We demonstrate that N. meningitidis prevents macrophage apoptosis via genes encoding nitric oxide detoxification and a porin, PorB.
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abstract = {Host-driven macrophage apoptosis contributes to innate immunity during bacterial infection. Neisseria meningitidis inhibits apoptosis in a variety of cells, but its impact on macrophage apoptosis is unknown. We demonstrate that N. meningitidis prevents macrophage apoptosis via genes encoding nitric oxide detoxification and a porin, {PorB.}},
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author = {Tunbridge, Anne J and Stevanin, Tania M and Lee, Margaret and Marriott, Helen M and Moir, James W B and Read, Robert C and Dockrell, David H},
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journal = {Infection and Immunity},
keywords = {Apoptosis, Cells Cells, Cultured, Humans, Macrophages, Meningitis, Meningococcal, Neisseria Nitric Oxide, Porins, U937 meningitidis,},
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note = {{PMID:} 16369030},
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pages = {729--33},
timestamp = {2011-03-11T10:06:36.000+0100},
title = {Inhibition of macrophage apoptosis by Neisseria meningitidis requires nitric oxide detoxification mechanisms},
url = {http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16369030},
volume = 74,
year = 2006
}