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The role of lipopolysaccharide binding protein in resistance to Salmonella infections in mice.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Jun 2002
Fierer Joshua, Swancutt Mark A, Heumann Didier, Golenbock Douglas
Abstract excerpt
Polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) and LPS-binding protein (LBP) are both components of the innate immune system. LBP is a plasma protein that binds to lipid A and enhances the biological activity of LPS 100- to 1000-fold. Recently it was reported that LBP-deficient mice are more susceptible to Salmonella typhimurium infection. Here we report that LBP KO mice are more susceptible to Salmonella peritonitis, but...
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