In human red blood cells collected in EDTA, LL‑37 showed high hemolytic activity.
In plain wordsIn lab tests, LL‑37 broke open a lot of human red blood cells collected in EDTA.
- Peptide
- LL-37
- Outcome
- Not applicableHemolytic activity of LL-37 on EDTA red blood cells
- Study
humann: not reported in source
Human red blood cells collected in EDTA- Outcome group
- Infection and antimicrobial activity · Pharmacology
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated
Source sentences
Starting with an observation of high hemolytic activity of LL-37 peptide against human red blood cells that were collected in EDTA, we explored alternative approaches to develop a more robust, accurate and simple hemolysis assay using defibrinated human blood.