Protection against lethal infection is related to specific upregulation of specific cytokines. Because these charged polysaccharides are capable of both upregulating and downregulating host immune response, their potential role as therapeutic agents for a variety of inflammatory processes is being explored. Immunochemical characterization of two surface polysaccharides of Bacteroides fragilis . Onderdonk AB, Dvorak AM, Cisneros RL, McLeod RS, Antionoli D, Silen W, Blair JE, Monahan-Earley RA, Cullen J, Cohen Z. Microbiologic assessment of tissue biopsy samples from ileal pouch patients. Defined medium simulating genital tract secretions for growth of vaginal microflora.
Bacteroides fragilis strains express multiple capsular polysaccharides.
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