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ArticleInfection and immunity2008

Stimulation of inducible nitric oxide synthase expression by beta interferon increases necrotic death of macrophages upon Listeria monocytogenes infection.

Heather Zwaferink, Silvia Stockinger, Siegfried Reipert, Thomas Decker

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Article in Infection and immunity, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Heather ZwaferinkMax F. Perutz Laboratories, Department of Microbiology and Immunobiology, University of Vienna, Dr. Bohr-Gasse 9/4, A1030 Vienna, Austria.
Silvia Stockinger
Siegfried Reipert
Thomas Decker
Vienna Biocenter · ATMax Perutz Labs · ATUniversity of Vienna · AT

Funding

Austrian Science Fund FWF F 2803Austrian Science Fund FWF P 17859Austrian Science Fund FWF P 20522
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Murine macrophage death upon infection with Listeria monocytogenes was previously shown to be increased by beta interferon, produced by the infected cells. We saw that interferon-upregulated caspase activation or other interferon-inducible, death-associated proteins, including TRAIL, protein kinase R, and p53, were not necessary for cell death. Macrophage death was reduced when inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) was inhibited during infection, and iNOS-deficient macrophages were less susceptible to death upon infection than wild-type cells. The production of nitric oxide correlated with increased death, while no role was seen for iNOS in control of Listeria numbers during infection of resting macrophages. This indicates that the induction of iNOS by beta interferon in cells infected with L. monocytogenes contributes to cell death. Based on morphology, the maintenance of mitochondrial membrane potential, and a lack of dependence on caspase 1, we characterize the type of cell death occurring and show that infected macrophages die by interferon-upregulated necrosis.

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AnimalsApoptosisCaspasesCells, CulturedEnzyme ActivationInterferon-betaListeria monocytogenesListeriosisMacrophagesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNecrosisNitric OxideNitric Oxide Synthase Type IICaspasesInterferon-betaNitric OxideNitric Oxide Synthase Type II

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PMID18268032
PMCPMC2292882
OpenAlexW2154186254

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