The Alpha-Tocopherol Form of Vitamin E Boosts Elastase Activity of Human PMNs and Their Ability to Kill Streptococcus pneumoniae

Despite the availability of vaccines, Streptococcus pneumoniae remains a leading cause of life-threatening infections, such as pneumonia, bacteremia and meningitis. Polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) are a key determinant of disease course, because optimal host defense requires an initial robust pu...

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Autores principales: Bou Ghanem, Elsa N., Lee, James N., Joma, Basma H., Meydani, Simin N., Leong, John M., Panda, Alexander
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017
Materias:
Microbiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5413490/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28516066
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2017.00161

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5413490/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28516066
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2017.00161

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