Article
Cytokine induction by purified lipoteichoic acids from various bacterial species - Role of LBP, sCD14, CD14 and failure to induce IL-12 and subsequent IFN-γ release
1 Feb 2002
Abstract excerpt
We have recently shown that highly purified lipoteichoic acid (LTA) represents a major immunostimulatory principle of Staphylococcus aureus. In order to test whether this translates to other bacterial species, we extracted and purified LTA from 12 laboratory-grown species. All LTA induced the release of TNF-alpha, IL-1beta, IL-6 and IL-10 in human whole blood. Soluble CD14 (sCD14) inhibited monokine induction by...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
