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Tuesday, January 28, 2003Researchers have found a potent antibacterial protein that is made naturally by the human body. The protein, dubbed Ang4, is created by cells in the intestines, according to a study published in the advance online version of the journal Nature Immunology. [it’s so advanced it hadn’t appeared online as of last night - ed.] ..."We showed that Ang4 kills many different types of gut bacteria," said Hooper, a researcher at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. "We think that Ang4 is part of the arsenal that use to keep bacteria from getting too close to the intestinal lining and causing damage." Hooper and her colleagues also found that Ang4 was a potent killer of a type of bacteria called listeria monocytogenes, which has been implicated in recent cases of severe food poisoning. posted by Sydney on 1/28/2003 06:58:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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