Researchers Identify Antibiotic Protein That Defends The Intestine Against Microbial Invaders
Tue, 29 Aug 2006 03:00 AM EST
... Researchers at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center have identified a protein that is made in the intestinal lining and targets microbial invaders, offering novel insights into how the intestine fends off pathogens and maintains friendly relations with symbiotic microbes. ...
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- Antibiotics
- Dietary Proteins
- Protein C
- Antibiotic Resistance
- Protein S
- Hydrocortisone, Neomycin, and Polymyxin Otic
- Total Protein
- Egg Protein
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Fungal Infections & Diseases
- Malnutrition
- Blockage in the intestine
- Large Intestine
- Small Intestine
- Large intestine cancer
- Perforation (hole) of intestine
- Mitochondrial trifunctional protein deficiency
- Perforation (tearing) of the intestine due to obstruction
- Factor V Leiden thrombophilia
- Spread of the infection through the bloodstream to the lungs or the small intestine (rare)

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