Transfer of a cathelicidin peptide antibiotic gene restores bacterial killing in a cystic fibrosis xenograft model

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 103, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1113-1117

  Bals, Robert ^a   Weiner, Daniel J ^a,b   Meegalla, Rupalie L ^a   Wilson, James M ^a  

^a WISTAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHELICIDIN; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DRUG EFFECT; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE TRANSFER; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM; VIRUS EXPRESSION; XENOGRAFT;

EID: 0033560645     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI6570     Document Type: Article

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