Similar to humans and animals, plants possess an innate immune system that protects them from invading pathogens. Molecular structures that only occur in pathogens enable their recognition and trigger ...

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 109, No. 19 (May 8, 2012), pp. 7421-7426 (6 pages) Lipopolysaccharide (LPS), also known as endotoxin, activates ...

The lipopolysaccharides, or endotoxins, are made up of O-antigens, a core polysaccharide, and lipid A, which is made up of glucosamine and fatty acids and is responsible for the toxic effects. The ...

Inflammation is thought to play an important role in atherosclerosis and its acute complications. Adhesion of monocytes to vascular endothelium and their migration into the subendothelial space of ...

In a counterintuitive result, researchers found that giving male rats a low dose of the endotoxin lipopolysaccharide (LPS) prior to inducing a model of acute kidney injury (AKI) improved outcomes.

The period during which sensitization to lipopolysaccharide occurs in mice following 5 C exposure (6 to 12 hours after cold stress) is paralleled by the time at which a drop in body temperature occurs ...

Novel Approach to Achieving Consistent Results with the Limulus Amebocyte Lysate Test The standard tool for screening endotoxins—highly toxic, heat-stable lipopolysaccharides that constitute the outer ...

Endotoxin refers to a component of the outer cell membrane of Gram-negative bacteria called lipopolysaccharide (LPS). LPS is the biologically active portion of naturally occurring endotoxin complexes.

Blood clots play an unexpected role in protecting the body from the deadly effects of bacteria by absorbing bacterial toxins, researchers have found. The discovery may shed light on the pathology of ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jackson T. “Steve” Stephens, Founder and CEO of Exoxemis, Inc. (www.exoxemis.com) announced the publication of a peer reviewed article, which he co-authored with Dr.