Cathelicidin peptide sheep myeloid antimicrobial peptide-29 prevents endotoxin-induced mortality in rat models of septic shock.

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Published in Am J Respir Crit Care Med on October 16, 2003

Authors

Andrea Giacometti1, Oscar Cirioni, Roberto Ghiselli, Federico Mocchegiani, Giuseppina D'Amato, Raffaella Circo, Fiorenza Orlando, Barbara Skerlavaj, Carmela Silvestri, Vittorio Saba, Margherita Zanetti, Giorgio Scalise

Author Affiliations

1: Institute of Infectious Diseases and Public Health, I.N.R.C.A. I.R.R.C.S., Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy. anconacmi@interfree.it

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