Bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein in host defense and its efficacy in the treatment of bacterial sepsis
The 55-kD bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein (BPI) is a neutrophil-derived polypeptide belonging to a family of lipid and endotoxin binding proteins. BPI is composed of two functionally distinct structural domains: a potently antibacterial and antiendotoxin ∼ 20-kD aminoterminal half, and...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Current infectious disease reports 2007-10, Vol.3 (5), p.407-412 |
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