A FACTOR H-FC FUSION PROTEIN INCREASES COMPLEMENT-MEDIATED OPSONOPHAGOCYTOSIS AND KILLING OF COMMUNITY ASSOCIATED METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS.

A Factor H-Fc fusion protein increases complement-mediated opsonophagocytosis and killing of community associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

Staphylococcus aureus employs a multitude of immune-evasive tactics to circumvent host defenses including the complement system, a component of innate immunity central to controlling bacterial infections.With antibiotic resistance becoming increasingly common, there is a dire need for novel therapies.Previously, we have shown that Misc S.aureus bin

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The Portrayal of Indonesian Image in 2007 Kompas Selected Short Stories: Social Problems, Criticisms and Hopes

Article aimed at exploring social problems reflected in 15 selected short stories printed in Kompas during 2007 both explicitly and implicitly.Specifically, this research is Tunics focused on the mapping of dominant social problems raised by the short stories, the social criticisms strongly voiced by the authors and the hopes of a better situation

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Redox processes are major regulators of leukotriene synthesis in neutrophils exposed to bacteria Salmonella typhimurium; the way to manipulate neutrophil swarming

Neutrophils play a primary role in protecting our body from pathogens.When confronted with invading bacteria, neutrophils begin to produce leukotriene B4, a potent chemoattractant that, in cooperation with the primary bacterial chemoattractant fMLP, stimulates the Pyruvate formation of swarms of neutrophils surrounding pathogens.Here we describe a

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