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Beneficial and detrimental effects of plasmin(ogen) during infection and sepsis in mice.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Guo Yongzhi, Li Jinan, Hagström Elin, Ny Tor
Abstract excerpt
Plasmin has been proposed to be an important mediator during inflammation/infection. In this study, by using mice lacking genes for plasminogen, tissue-type plasminogen activator (tPA), and urokinase-type PA (uPA), we have investigated the functional roles of active plasmin in infection and sepsis. Two models were used: an infection model by intravenous injection of 1×10⁷ CFU of S. aureus, and a sepsis model by...
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