1996
Microbial killing by human neutrophil cytokineplasts: similar suppressive effects of reversible and irreversible inhibitors of nitric oxide synthase
Malawista S, Montgomery R, van Blaricom G. Microbial killing by human neutrophil cytokineplasts: similar suppressive effects of reversible and irreversible inhibitors of nitric oxide synthase. Journal Of Leukocyte Biology 1996, 60: 753-757. PMID: 8975878, DOI: 10.1002/jlb.60.6.753.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNO synthase inhibitorSynthase inhibitorL-NIOMin of incubationMonomethyl-L-arginineNitric oxide synthaseHuman blood neutrophilsSimilar suppressive effectReactive nitrogen intermediatesL-Arg analoguesIrreversible inhibitorBlood neutrophilsOxide synthaseSuppressive effectKilling capacityL-arginineKilling pathwaysHuman neutrophilsL-ArgD-ArgNeutrophilsNitrogen intermediatesMicrobial killingGranule contentsIntact neutrophils
1992
Evidence for reactive nitrogen intermediates in killing of staphylococci by human neutrophil cytoplasts. A new microbicidal pathway for polymorphonuclear leukocytes.
Malawista SE, Montgomery RR, van Blaricom G. Evidence for reactive nitrogen intermediates in killing of staphylococci by human neutrophil cytoplasts. A new microbicidal pathway for polymorphonuclear leukocytes. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 1992, 90: 631-636. PMID: 1379614, PMCID: PMC443143, DOI: 10.1172/jci115903.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReactive nitrogen intermediatesL-arginineNitric oxide synthase inhibitor NGranule-poor cytoplastsKilling of staphylococciNitrogen intermediatesSynthase inhibitor NEffect of NMMAChronic granulomatous diseaseHuman blood neutrophilsHuman neutrophil cytoplastsBlood neutrophilsGranulomatous diseasePolymorphonuclear leukocytesD-arginineIntact PMNsNeutrophil cytoplastsMicrobicidal pathwaysNMMASusceptible targetsMin of incubationModest decreaseInhibitor NStaphylococciOxidase activity