Elastase is the only human neutrophil granule protein that alone is responsible for in vitro killing of Borrelia burgdorferi.

Garcia, R; Gusmani, L; Murgia, R; Guarnaccia, C; Cinco, M; Rottini, G

Garcia, R; Gusmani, L; Murgia, R; Guarnaccia, C; Cinco, M; Rottini, G.

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Garcia R; International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Trieste, Italy. garcia@icgeb.trieste.it

Infect Immun ; 66(4): 1408-12, 1998 Apr.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9529060

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Blood Bactericidal Activity; Borrelia burgdorferi Group/immunology; Cytoplasmic Granules/enzymology; Leukocyte Elastase/physiology; Neutrophils/enzymology; Amino Acid Sequence; Humans; Molecular Sequence Data; Neutrophils/immunology; Oxygen/pharmacology

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Blood Bactericidal Activity / Borrelia burgdorferi Group / Leukocyte Elastase / Cytoplasmic Granules / Neutrophils Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: Infect Immun Year: 1998 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Italy Country of publication: United States

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