Stimulation of oxidative burst in human monocytes by lipoteichoic acids. |
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| Authors: | R Levy M Kotb O Nagauker G Majumdar M Alkan I Ofek E H Beachey |
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| Affiliation: | Clinical Biochemistry Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel. |
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| Abstract: | Lipoteichoic acid isolated from Streptococcus faecalis or Streptococcus pyogenes caused direct activation of the respiratory burst in human peripheral blood monocytes. This activity appears to be related to the ability of lipoteichoic acid to bind to the monocyte membrane and trigger the polarization of receptors (capping). |
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