Lipocalin 2 is protective against E. coli pneumonia

BACKGROUND: Lipocalin 2 is a bacteriostatic protein that binds the siderophore enterobactin, an iron-chelating molecule produced by Escherichia coli (E. coli) that is required for bacterial growth. Infection of the lungs by E. coli is rare despite a frequent exposure to this commensal bacterium. Lip...

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Autores principales: Wu, Hong, Santoni-Rugiu, Eric, Ralfkiaer, Elisabeth, Porse, Bo T, Moser, Claus, Høiby, Niels, Borregaard, Niels, Cowland, Jack B
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2912245/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20633248
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-11-96

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2912245/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20633248
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-11-96

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