Propionibacterium acnes-killed attenuates the inflammatory response and protects mice from sepsis by modulating inflammatory factors

BACKGROUND: Sepsis is a systemic inflammation associated with infection caused by pathogenic micro-organisms with high mortality rates. OBJECTIVE: In this study, we investigated the protective effect of Propionibacterium acnes-killed against polymicrobial sepsis induced by cecal ligation and punctur...

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Main Authors: José Bruno Nunes Ferreira da Silva, Samara Kelly Mendonça de Oliveira, Ingrid Araújo Campos, Carlson Helder Reis de Carvalho-Júnior, Thiago da Cunha Coutinho, Teresinha Gonçalves Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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