Suilysin stimulates the release of heparin binding protein from neutrophils and increases vascular permeability in mice

Most of the deaths that occurred during two large outbreaks of Streptococcus suis (S. suis) infections in 1998 and 2005 in China were caused by streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS), which is characterized by increased vascular permeability. Heparin binding protein (HBP) is thought to mediate th...

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Main Authors: Shaolong Chen, Wenlong Xie, Kai Wu, Ping Li, Zhiqiang Ren, Lin Li, Yuan Yuan, Chunmao Zhang, Yuling Zheng, Qingyu Lv, Hua Jiang, Yongqiang Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01338/full