The study of exported proteins from bacteria causing local inflammation

Procedures taken to identify exported virulence factors from bacteria causing inflammatory diseases have been described. Porphyromonas gingivalis Lipid A-associated proteins (LAPs) were extracted and shown to induce IL-6 production by human cells. The cytokine-inducing LAP was isolated and shown to...

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Main Author: Sharp, Lindsay Joanne
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: ProQuest Dissertations & Theses 01-01-2003
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