Evaluation of the Ability of LL-37 to Neutralise LPS In Vitro and Ex Vivo

Aaron Scott; Sinéad Weldon; Paul J. Buchanan; Bettina Schock; Robert K. Ernst; Danny F. McAuley; Michael M. Tunney; Chris R. Irwin; J. Stuart Elborn; Clifford C. Taggart

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0026525

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Evaluation of the Ability of LL-37 to Neutralise LPS In Vitro and Ex Vivo

Aaron Scott ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Aaron Scott, Sinéad Weldon

Affiliation Centre for Infection and Immunity, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Sinéad Weldon ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Aaron Scott, Sinéad Weldon

* E-mail: s.weldon@qub.ac.uk

Affiliation Centre for Infection and Immunity, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Paul J. Buchanan,

Affiliation Centre for Infection and Immunity, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Bettina Schock,

Affiliation Centre for Infection and Immunity, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Robert K. Ernst,

Affiliation Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, School of Dentistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Danny F. McAuley,

Affiliation Centre for Infection and Immunity, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Michael M. Tunney,

Affiliation School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Chris R. Irwin,

Affiliation Centre for Dental Education, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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J. Stuart Elborn,

Affiliation Centre for Infection and Immunity, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Clifford C. Taggart

Affiliation Centre for Infection and Immunity, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Evaluation of the Ability of LL-37 to Neutralise LPS In Vitro and Ex Vivo

Aaron Scott,
Sinéad Weldon,
Paul J. Buchanan,
Bettina Schock,
Robert K. Ernst,
Danny F. McAuley,
Michael M. Tunney,
Chris R. Irwin,
J. Stuart Elborn,
Clifford C. Taggart

Published: October 18, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0026525

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