Host protease activity on bacterial pathogens promotes complement- and antibiotic-directed killing
S. Chen, A.-J. Roberts, F. Lu, C. Cannon, Q.-M. Qin, P. de Figueiredo
The paper shows host protease neutrophil elastase enhances complement- and antibiotic-mediated killing of bacterial pathogens by disrupting their evasion mechanisms.
bioRxiv · Mar 5, 2021Microbiology