Passive transfer of poly-(1-6)-β-glucotriosyl-(1-3)-β-glucopyranose glucan protection against lethal infection in an animal model of intra-abdominal sepsis

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 2201-2205

  Cisneros, Ronald L ^a   Gibson III, Frank C ^a   Tzianabos, Arthur O ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b CHANNING LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAFECTIN; BIOLOGICAL RESPONSE MODIFIER; CARBOHYDRATE DERIVATIVE; INDOMETACIN; POLY(1-6)BETA GLUCOTRIOSYL(1-3)BETA GLUCOPYRANOSE GLUCAN; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; CELL LYSATE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SERUM; SPLEEN CELL; THERMOSTABILITY;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANIMALS; BETA-GLUCANS; DINOPROSTONE; GLUCANS; IMMUNOTHERAPY, ADOPTIVE; INDOMETHACIN; MALE; PROSTAGLANDINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEPSIS;

EID: 0029885584     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.64.6.2201-2205.1996     Document Type: Article

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