In whole blood stimulated with P. gingivalis LPS, LL‑37 inhibited TNF-alpha production and was the most potent of three antimicrobial peptides tested.
In plain wordsIn lab tests with blood, LL‑37 lowered TNF-alpha caused by gum-bacteria toxin more than two other peptides did.
- Peptide
- LL-37
- Outcome
- DecreaseTNF-alpha production after P. gingivalis LPS
- Study
humann: not reported in source
Whole blood stimulated with purified P. gingivalis LPS- Comparator
- Two other antimicrobial peptides
- Outcome group
- Inflammation markers · Immune and inflammation
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated
Source sentences
Among the three AMPs tested, LL-37 was found to be the most potent inhibitor of cytokine (tumor necrosis factor-alpha, interleukin-1beta, interleukin-6) production and completely neutralized purified P. ginigivalis LPS activity in the chromogenic limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL) and whole blood cytoki…
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
Therefore, we examined the ability of various classes of antibiotics to induce LPS release from Porphyromonas gingivalis as well as the ability of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) to inhibit purified LPS.