β-lactam antibiotic-induced release of lipoteichoic acid from <it>Staphylococcus aureus </it>leads to activation of neutrophil granulocytes

• Main Authors: Hartung Thomas (Author), Morath Siegfried (Author), Ziemann Christian (Author), Starke Andrea (Author), Lotz Sonja (Author), Solbach Werner (Author), Laskay Tamás (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2006-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Polymorphonuclear neutrophil granulocytes (PMN) are phagocytes of the first line of antimicrobial defense. Previously we demonstrated that lipoteichoic acid (LTA) from <it>Staphylococcus aureus </it>(<it>S. aureus&l...