Cutting edge: Cationic antimicrobial peptides block the binding of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) to LPS binding protein

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 164, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 549-553

  Scott, Monisha G ^a   Vreugdenhil, Anita C E ^b   Buurman, Wim A ^b   Hancock, Robert E W ^a   Gold, Michael R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTENECIN; BINDING PROTEIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; GRAMICIDIN; INDOLICIDIN; POLYMYXIN B; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFLAMMATION; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS;

EID: 0034650823     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.164.2.549     Document Type: Article

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