Secretory Leukoprotease Inhibitor: A Native Antimicrobial Protein in the Innate Immune Response in a Rat Model of S. aureus Keratitis

Secretory Leukoprotease Inhibitor: A Native Antimicrobial Protein in the Innate Immune Response in a Rat Model of S. aureus Keratitis

Purpose. To describe the presence of secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor (SLPI), a cationic peptide with antimicrobial and antiprotease activity in the innate immune reaction in a rat model of Staphylococcus aureus keratitis. Methods. Forty female Lewis rats were divided into 2 groups: the infect...

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Main Authors: Victor E. Reviglio, Andres Grenat, Federico Pegoraro, Ruben H. Sambuelli, Tayyib Rana, Irene C. Kuo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2009-01-01
Series:Journal of Ophthalmology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/259393

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