Propionibacterium acnes-killed attenuates the inflammatory response and protects mice from sepsis by modulating inflammatory factors

Background: Sepsis is a systemic inflammation associated with infection caused by pathogenic micro-organisms with high mortality rates. Objective: In this study, we investigated the protective effect of Propionibacterium acnes-killed against polymicrobial sepsis induced by cecal ligation and punctur...

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Main Authors: José Bruno Nunes Ferreira da Silva, Samara Kelly Mendonça de Oliveira, Ingrid Araújo Campos, Carlson Helder Reis de Carvalho-Júnior, Thiago da Cunha Coutinho, Teresinha Gonçalves Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S141386701200267X