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Bacterial Meningitis Therapy
RWTH Aachen University publishes research in bacterial meningitis therapy
December 2nd, 2008
A new study, 'Role of glial cells in the functional expression of LL-37/rat cathelin-related antimicrobial peptide in meningitis,' is now available. According to a study from Aachen, Germany, "Antimicrobial peptides are intrinsic to the innate immune system in many organ systems, but little is known about their expression in the central nervous system. We examined cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and serum from patients with active bacterial meningitis to assess antimicrobial peptides and possible bactericidal properties of the CSF." "We found antimicrobial peptides (human cathelicidin LL-37) in the CSF of patients with bacterial meningitis but not in control CSF. We next...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-12-02)
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