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Transcriptomic Profiles of Monocyte-Derived Macrophages in Response to Escherichia coli is Associated with the Host Genetics.
Scientific reports - 14 Jan 2020
Emam Mehdi, Cánovas Angela, Islas-Trejo Alma D, Fonseca Pablo A S, Medrano Juan F, Mallard Bonnie
Abstract excerpt
Reactive Nitrogen Species (RNS) are a group of bactericidal molecules produced by macrophages in response to pathogens in a process called oxidative burst. Nitric oxide (NO-) is a member of RNS produced from arginine by inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase (iNOS) enzyme. The activity of iNOS and production of NO- by macrophages following stimulation is one of the indicators of macrophage polarization towards...
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