Secretory Leukocyte Protease Inhibitor Is an Inducible Antimicrobial Peptide Expressed in Staphylococcus aureus Endophthalmitis

• Main Authors: Victor E. Reviglio (Author), Ruben H. Sambuelli (Author), Alejandra Olmedo (Author), Micaela Falco (Author), Jose Echenique (Author), Terrence P. O'Brien (Author), Irene C. Kuo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Purpose. To describe the presence of secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor (SLPI), a cationic peptide with antimicrobial and antiprotease activity, in the innate ocular immune reaction in a rat model of Staphylococcus aureus endophthalmitis. Methods. Seventy-five female Lewis rats were divided into...