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Genetic regulation of leishmanial and mycobacterial infections: the Lsh/Ity/Bcg gene story continues.
Immunology letters - 1 Dec 1994
Blackwell J M, Barton C H, White J K, Roach T I, Shaw M A, Whitehead S H, Mock B A, Searle S, Williams H, Baker A M
Abstract excerpt
A common basis to genetic regulation of leishmanial and mycobacterial infections is provided by the action of the murine Lsh/Ity/Bcg gene in controlling the priming/activation of macrophages for antimicrobial activity. This relies on the TNF-alpha-dependent sustained expression of the inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) gene responsible for the generation of large amounts of toxic nitric oxide (NO). The...
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