Bacterial lipopolysaccharide is associated with stroke

Abstract We aimed to determine if plasma levels of bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and lipoteichoic acid (LTA) are associated with different causes of stroke and correlate with C-reactive protein (CRP), LPS-binding protein (LBP), and the NIH stroke scale (NIHSS). Ischemic stroke (cardioembolic (C...

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Main Authors: Marisa Hakoupian, Eva Ferino, Glen C. Jickling, Hajar Amini, Boryana Stamova, Bradley P. Ander, Noor Alomar, Frank R. Sharp, Xinhua Zhan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-86083-8