The Human Host Defense Peptide LL-37 Interacts with Neisseria meningitidis Capsular Polysaccharides and Inhibits Inflammatory Mediators Release

Susu M. Zughaier; Pavel Svoboda; Jan Pohl; David S. Stephens; William M. Shafer

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0013627

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The Human Host Defense Peptide LL-37 Interacts with Neisseria meningitidis Capsular Polysaccharides and Inhibits Inflammatory Mediators Release

Susu M. Zughaier ,

* E-mail: szughai@emory.edu

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine and Laboratories of Microbial Pathogenesis, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Pavel Svoboda,

Current address: Biotechnology Core Facility Branch, DSR, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia

Affiliation Microchemical and Proteomics Facility, Emory University School of Medicine and Laboratories of Microbial Pathogenesis, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Jan Pohl,

Current address: Biotechnology Core Facility Branch, DSR, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia

Affiliation Microchemical and Proteomics Facility, Emory University School of Medicine and Laboratories of Microbial Pathogenesis, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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David S. Stephens,

Affiliations Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine and Laboratories of Microbial Pathogenesis, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory University School of Medicine and Laboratories of Microbial Pathogenesis, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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William M. Shafer

Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory University School of Medicine and Laboratories of Microbial Pathogenesis, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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The Human Host Defense Peptide LL-37 Interacts with Neisseria meningitidis Capsular Polysaccharides and Inhibits Inflammatory Mediators Release

Susu M. Zughaier,
Pavel Svoboda,
Jan Pohl,
David S. Stephens,
William M. Shafer

Published: October 26, 2010
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0013627

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