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The biology of endotoxin
Endotoxin (lipopolysaccharide, LPS) is the major component of the outer leaflet of Gram-negative bacteria and has profound immunostimulatory and inflammatory capacity. The septic shock syndrome caused by endot...
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Molecular mechanisms of sepsis
Today a great number of problems in the field of bacterial sepsis remain to be solved. Understanding the molecular mechanisms of one of the most important bacterial products in the pathogenesis of sepsis – en...
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Bacterial Endotoxin: Chemical Constitution, Biological Recognition, Host Response, and Immunological Detoxification
The discovery of endotoxin dates from the late nineteenth century when Richard Pfeiffer, then working in Berlin, characterized endotoxins as heat-stable and cell-associated molecules (Westphal et al. 1977), thus ...
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Specific binding of bacillus Calmette-Guérin to urothelial tumor cells in vitro
Intravesical immunotherapy with bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) against recurrences of superficial bladder cancer and carcinoma in situ is a highly effective regimen in urology. Despite intensive efforts to cla...
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On the mode of action of intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guérin: in vitro characterization of BCG-activated killer cells
Previously we had shown that, upon activation with viable bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG), peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMNC) could be rendered cytotoxic against otherwise insensitive natural killer (NK...
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In Vitro Cellular Cytotoxicity Against Human Bladder Carcinoma Cell Lines
Clinical trials of intravesical BCG immunotherapy against superficial urothelial bladder carcinoma recurrences have yielded significant results, which seem to be superior to those of intravesical chemotherapy ...
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Molecular Aspects of the Chemistry and Biology of Endotoxin
Endotoxins are integral constituents of the outer membrane of gram-negative bacteria such as the Enterobacteriaceae, Neisseriaceae, and Chlamydiaceae (Lüderitz et al. 1982). They participate in various physiol...
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Herabgesetzte T-Zellkolonienbildung bei Patienten mit malignen Tumoren
Die Reaktion von Lymphozyten in der Suspensionskultur auf mitogene und allogène Zellen ist im allgemeinen bei Patienten mit soliden Tumoren lange Zeit im Verlauf ihrer Erkrankung nicht beeinträchtigt, sondern ...