Safety Study of an Antimicrobial Peptide Lactocin 160, Produced by the Vaginal Lactobacillus rhamnosus

• Autori principali: Sara E. Dover (Autore), Alla A. Aroutcheva (Autore), S. Faro (Autore), Michael L. Chikindas (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: Hindawi Limited, 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: article
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Objective. To evaluate the safety of the antimicrobial peptide, lactocin 160. Methods. Lactocin 160, a product of vaginal probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus 160 was evaluated for toxicity and irritation. An in vitro human organotypic vaginal-ectocervical tissue model (EpiVaginal) was employed for the...