Whole-Animal Chemical Screen Identifies Colistin as a New Immunomodulator That Targets Conserved Pathways
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to take advantage of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans to perform a whole-animal chemical screen to identify potential immune activators that may confer protection against bacterial infections. We identified 45 marketed drugs, out of 1,120 studied compounds,...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2014-08-01
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Series: | mBio |
Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.01235-14 |