Soybean-derived Bowman-Birk inhibitor inhibits neurotoxicity of LPS-activated macrophages

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Lipopolysaccharide (LPS), the major component of the outer membrane of gram-negative bacteria, can activate immune cells including macrophages. Activation of macrophages in the central nervous system (CNS) contributes to neuronal inj...

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Main Authors: Persidsky Yuri, Kolson Dennis L, Liu Jinping, Wang Xu, Cook Denise R, Ye Li, Li Jieliang, Ho Wen-Zhe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-02-01
Series:Journal of Neuroinflammation
Online Access:http://www.jneuroinflammation.com/content/8/1/15