Secretory Leukocyte Protease Inhibitor Is an Inducible Antimicrobial Peptide Expressed in Staphylococcus aureus Endophthalmitis

Purpose. To describe the presence of secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor (SLPI), a cationic peptide with antimicrobial and antiprotease activity, in the innate ocular immune reaction in a rat model of Staphylococcus aureus endophthalmitis. Methods. Seventy-five female Lewis rats were...

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Main Authors: Victor E. Reviglio, Ruben H. Sambuelli, Alejandra Olmedo, Micaela Falco, Jose Echenique, Terrence P. O'Brien, Irene C. Kuo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2007-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/93857

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