Structural prerequisites for endotoxic activity in the Limulus test as compared to cytokine production in mononuclear cells

Innate Immunity

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 39-47

  Gutsmann, T ^a   Howe, J ^a   Zhringer U ^a   Garidel, P ^b   Schromm, A B ^a   Koch, M H J ^c   Fujimoto, Y ^d   Fukase, K ^d   Moriyon, I ^e   Martinez De Tejada G ^e   Brandenburg, K ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER BORSTEL   (Germany)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^c EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY   (Germany)

^d OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cytokine production; Endotoxic activity; Limulus test; Mononuclear cells; Structure

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; CYTOKINE; ENDOTOXIN; LIPID A; POLYMYXIN B;

ACYLATION; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CELL STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; INHIBITION KINETICS; LIMULUS LYSATE TEST; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NONHUMAN; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; YERSINIA PESTIS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTOKINES; ENDOTOXINS; GLUCOSAMINE; HORSESHOE CRABS; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; LIMULUS TEST; LIPID A; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION; RESEARCH DESIGN;

LIMULUS;

EID: 75449107996     PISSN: 17534259     EISSN: 17534267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1753425909106447     Document Type: Article

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