Neutrophil elastase-activated host defence peptide prodrugs kill pseudomonas aeruginosa in a cystic fibrosis lung milieu

E. Forde, H. Humphreys, C. Greene, D. Fitzgerald-Hughes, M. Devocelle (Dublin, Ireland)

Source: International Congress 2014 – New studies into pulmonary proteases and antiproteases
Session: New studies into pulmonary proteases and antiproteases
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 4853
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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E. Forde, H. Humphreys, C. Greene, D. Fitzgerald-Hughes, M. Devocelle (Dublin, Ireland). Neutrophil elastase-activated host defence peptide prodrugs kill pseudomonas aeruginosa in a cystic fibrosis lung milieu. Eur Respir J 2014; 44: Suppl. 58, 4853

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