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The role of bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein as a natural inhibitor of bacterial endotoxin by Marra, MN, Wilde, CG, Collins, MS, Snable, JL, Thornton, MB, Scott, RW

“…Systemic release of endotoxin (LPS) after Gram-negative infection initiates a cascade of host cytokines that are thought to be the direct cause of shock,…”
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Antibiotic Proteins of Human Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes by Gabay, Joelle E., Scott, Randy W., Campanelli, David, Griffith, Joe, Wilde, Craig, Marra, Marian N., Seeger, Mary, Nathan, Carl F.

“…Nine polypeptide peaks with antibiotic activity were resolved from human polymorphonuclear leukocyte azurophil granule membranes. All but 1 of the 12…”
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Bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein has endotoxin-neutralizing activity by Marra, MN, Wilde, CG, Griffith, JE, Snable, JL, Scott, RW

“…Neutrophil granules contain proteins important in host defense against bacterial pathogens. Granule proteins released from activated neutrophils facilitate…”
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Purification and Characterization of Human Neutrophil Peptide 4, a Novel Member of the Defensin Family by Wilde, C G, Griffith, J E, Marra, M N, Snable, J L, Scott, R W

“…Primary (azurophil) granules of neutrophils contain proteins which play a major role in the killing and digestion of bacteria in the phagolysosome. We have…”
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Antagonistic effects of lipopolysaccharide binding protein and bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein on lipopolysaccharide- induced cytokine release by mononuclear phagocytes. Competition for binding to lipopolysaccharide by Dentener, MA, Von Asmuth, EJ, Francot, GJ, Marra, MN, Buurman, WA

“…Serum proteins play an important role in LPS-induced cell activation. The LPS binding protein (LBP) enhances cellular responses to LPS, whereas the…”
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Relative concentrations of endotoxin-binding proteins in body fluids during infection by Opal, S M, Palardy, J E, Marra, M N, Fisher, Jr, C J, McKelligon, B M, Scott, R W

“…Endotoxin initiates the systemic inflammatory response, haemodynamic changes, and multi-organ failure that may occur as a consequence of systemic gram-negative…”
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Bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein protects vascular endothelial cells from lipopolysaccharide-induced activation and injury by MOSHE ARDITI, JIN ZHOU, SHENG HE HUANG, LUCKETT, P. M, MARRA, M. N, KWANG SIK KIM

“…Classifications Services IAI Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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Induction of interleukin-1 and interleukin-1 receptor antagonist during contaminated in-vitro dialysis with whole blood by Schindler, R, Krautzig, S, Lufft, V, Lonnemann, G, Mahiout, A, Marra, M N, Shaldon, S, Koch, K M

“…Previous studies on the permeability of cellulosic and synthetic dialysers for bacterial-derived cytokine-inducing substances gave conflicting results. We…”
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Recovery from Strongyloides venezuelensis infection in Lewis rats is associated with a strong Th2 response by CHIUSO-MINICUCCI, F, MARRA, N.M, ZORZELLA-PEZAVENTO, S.F.G, FRANÇA, T.G.D, ISHIKAWA, L.L.W, AMARANTE, M.R.V, AMARANTE, A.F.T, SARTORI, A

“…In this study, we investigated the characteristics of the infection and subsequent immunity induced by Strongyloides venezuelensis in Lewis rats. Animals were…”
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Bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein and lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-binding protein. LPS binding properties and effects on LPS-mediated cell activation by WILDE, C. G, SEILHAMER, J. J, MARRA, M. N, MCGROGAN, M, ASHTON, N, SNABLE, J. L, LANE, J. C, LEONG, S. R, THORNTON, M. B, MILLER, K. L, SCOTT, R. W

“…We have previously shown that human bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein (BPI) is able to inhibit serum-dependent lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-mediated…”
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Activity of lipopolysaccharide-binding protein-bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein fusion peptide in an experimental model of Pseudomonas sepsis by OPAL, S. M, PALARDY, J. E, JHUNG, J. W, DONSKY, C, ROMULO, R. L. C, PAREJO, N, MARRA, M. N

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Human neutrophil bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein reduces mortality rate from endotoxin challenge: a placebo-controlled study by Fisher, Jr, C J, Marra, M N, Palardy, J E, Marchbanks, C R, Scott, R W, Opal, S M

“…To study the toxicology and pharmacology of the endotoxin-neutralizing agent, bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein. Prospective, randomized,…”
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Plasma levels of bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein (BPI) and lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP) during hemodialysis by Schindler, R, Marra, M N, McKelligon, B M, Lonnemann, G, Schulzeck, P, Schulze, M, Oppermann, M, Shaldon, S

“…Several proteins modify the biological response to lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Both bactericidal/permeability-increasing factor (BPI), a protein stored in…”
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The role of bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein in the treatment of primate bacteremia and septic shock by ROGY, M. A, OLDENBURG, H. S. A, LOWRY, S. F, CALVANO, S. E, MONTEGUT, W. J, STACKPOLE, S. A, VAN ZEE, K. J, MARRA, M. N, SCOTT, R. W, SEILHAMMER, J. J, MALDAWER, L. L

“…Human neutrophil azurophilic granules contain an approximately 55-kDa protein, known as bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein (BPI), which possesses a…”
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The Ontogeny of a 57-Kd Cationic Antimicrobial Protein of Human Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes: Localization to a Novel Granule Population by Pereira, H.Anne, Spitznagel, John K., Winton, Elliott F., Shafer, William M., Martin, Larry E., Guzman, Georgianna S., Pohl, Jan, Scott, Randy W., Marra, Marian N., Kinkade, Joseph M.

“…The ontogeny of a 57-Kd cationic antimicrobial protein (CAP57) that has substantial similarities to bactericidal permeability increasing protein (BPI) has been…”
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Endotoxin-binding and -neutralizing properties of recombinant bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein and monoclonal antibodies HA-1A and E5 by Marra, M N, Thornton, M B, Snable, J L, Wilde, C G, Scott, R W

“…To compare the endotoxin-binding and -neutralizing properties of bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein, the human monoclonal antiendotoxin antibody…”
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Regulation of the response to bacterial lipopolysaccharide by endogenous and exogenous lipopolysaccharide binding proteins by Marra, M N, Thornton, M B, Snable, J L, Leong, S, Lane, J, Wilde, C G, Scott, R W

“…Bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein (BPI) is a natural constituent of human neutrophils. Recombinant BPI has been shown to bind to bacterial…”
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Anti-endotoxin therapy in primate bacteremia with HA-1A and BPI by ROGY, M. A, MOLDAWER, L. L, OLDENBURG, H. S. A, THOMPSON, W. A, MONTEGUT, W. J, STACKPOLE, S. A, ASHWINI KUMAR, PALLADINO, M. A, MARRA, M. N, LOWRY, S. F

“…The in vivo neutralizing activities of an anti-lipopolysaccharide (LPS) antibody HA-1A (Centoxin [Centocor, Malvern, PA]), a human immunoglobulin M monoclonal…”
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Protection against endotoxic shock by bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein in rats by Jin, H, Yang, R, Marsters, S, Ashkenazi, A, Bunting, S, Marra, M N, Scott, R W, Baker, J B

“…Bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein (BPI) is a neutrophil primary granule protein that inhibits effects of LPS in vitro. The current study examined…”
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Changes in polymorphonuclear leukocyte surface and plasma bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein and plasma lipopolysaccharide binding protein during endotoxemia or sepsis by Calvano, S E, Thompson, W A, Marra, M N, Coyle, S M, de Riesthal, H F, Trousdale, R K, Barie, P S, Scott, R W, Moldawer, L L, Lowry, S F

“…To evaluate changes in levels of polymorphonuclear leukocyte surface bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein (BPI), plasma BPI, and plasma…”
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