Chapter title |
Anti-inflammatory Properties of Antimicrobial Peptides and Peptidomimetics: LPS and LTA Neutralization
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Chapter number | 27 |
Book title |
Antimicrobial Peptides
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Published in |
Methods in molecular biology, January 2017
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DOI | 10.1007/978-1-4939-6737-7_27 |
Pubmed ID | |
Book ISBNs |
978-1-4939-6735-3, 978-1-4939-6737-7
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Authors |
Sarah Line Skovbakke, Henrik Franzyk, Skovbakke, Sarah Line, Franzyk, Henrik |
Abstract |
Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and lipoteichoic acid (LTA) neutralization constitute potential non-antibiotic treatment strategies for sepsis - a systemic infection-induced inflammatory response. Studies on LPS- and LTA-neutralizing compounds are abundant in literature, and a number of peptides and peptidomimetics appear to display promising activity. However, in this ongoing search for potential antisepsis drug leads, it will be preferable that the assays used by different research groups lead to readily comparable data for the most efficient compounds. Here, we propose and describe standardized methods to be used for testing of novel compounds for their LPS- and LTA-neutralizing capacity with a focus on functional suppression of pro-inflammatory responses in cell-based systems. To best mimic the human in vivo conditions, we suggest the use of freshly isolated human leukocytes combined with an appropriate method for the chosen cytokine (e.g., IL-6 or TNF-α). The described protocols comprise isolation, stimulation, and viability test of the human leukocytes. |
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