Inflammatory bowel disease is associated with increased mucosal levels of bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein

Clinical sepsis seldom accompanies inflammatory bowel disease. The aim of this study was to measure colonic mucosal levels of the neutrophil product bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein (BPI), which kills gram-negative bacteria in addition to inactivating endotoxin. Enzyme-linked immunosorbe...

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Published in:	Gastroenterology (New York, N.Y. 1943) Vol. 110; no. 3; p. 733
Main Authors:	Monajemi, H, Meenan, J, Lamping, R, Obradov, D O, Radema, S A, Trown, P W, Tytgat, G N, Van Deventer, S J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.03.1996
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Animals Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides Biopsy Blood Proteins - metabolism Blotting, Western Colitis, Ulcerative - metabolism Colon - metabolism Colon - pathology Crohn Disease - metabolism Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Female Humans Immunohistochemistry Inflammatory Bowel Diseases - metabolism Inflammatory Bowel Diseases - pathology Intestinal Mucosa - metabolism Intestinal Mucosa - pathology Male Membrane Proteins Middle Aged Neutrophils - pathology
ISSN:	0016-5085
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