PLATELET FACTOR 4 (PF4) IMPROVES SURVIVAL IN A MURINE MODEL OF ANTIBIOTIC-SUSCEPTIBLE AND METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS PERITONITIS
N. P. Podolnikova, V. K. Lishko, R. Roberson, Z. Koh, D. Derkach, D. Richardson, M. Sheller, T. P. Ugarova
This study shows that recombinant PF4 enhances phagocytosis of both antibiotic-susceptible and methicillin-resistant S. aureus in vitro and improves survival in a murine peritonitis model.
bioRxiv · Aug 25, 2023 · PreprintCell Biology