High resistance to Toxoplasma gondii infection in inducible nitric oxide synthase knockout rats
Zhen-Jie Wang, Shao-Meng Yu, Jiang-Mei Gao, Peng Zhang, Geoff Hide, Masahiro Yamamoto, De‐Hua Lai, Zhao‐Rong Lun
Abstract
infection and showcases a potentially novel and effective backup innate immunity system.
Topics & Concepts
Toxoplasma gondiiNitric oxide synthaseNitric oxideInnate immune systemReactive oxygen speciesBiologyImmunityPyroptosisMitochondrionExtracellularImmune systemCell biologyMicrobiologyChemistryImmunologyProgrammed cell deathApoptosisBiochemistryAntibodyEndocrinologyToxoplasma gondii Research StudiesHeme Oxygenase-1 and Carbon MonoxideNeutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms