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Scavenger Receptor BI Protects against Septic Death through Its Role in Modulating Inflammatory Response.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 24 Jul 2009
Guo Ling, Song Zhiqing, Li Mengting, Wu Qingan, Wang Dan, Feng Hong, Bernard Philip, Daugherty Alan, Huang Bin, Li Xiang-An
Abstract excerpt
Sepsis is a leading cause of death that is characterized by uncontrolled inflammatory response. In this study, we report that scavenger receptor BI (SR-BI), a high density lipoprotein receptor, is a critical survival factor of sepsis. We induced sepsis using an established septic animal model, cecal ligation and puncture (CLP). CLP induced 100% fatality in SR-BI-null mice but only 21% fatality in wild type...
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