Antiendotoxin Antibodies: A Dead End?
Authors: Alan S. Cross
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1994)

Editorials1 July 1994Antiendotoxin Antibodies: A Dead End?Alan S. Cross, MDAlan S. Cross, MDWalter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, D.C. 20307-5100.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-121-1-199407010-00011 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail During the last 30 years, the increased recognition of gram-negative bacillary sepsis and its high mortality (30% to 50%) led investigators to seek strategies to supplement conventional antibiotic treatment. During the 1960s, the structural features of gram-negative bacterial lipopolysaccharide, or endotoxin, were identified: a common, toxic lipid A moiety; an inner-core sugar region; and an antigenically distinct, O polysaccharide side chain. 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