Open AccessLipid peroxidation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the pathogenesis of nosocomial sepsis.
Author(s) -
EJ Giamarellos-Bourboulis,
Sotirios Skiathitis,
Amalia Dionyssiou–Asteriou,
Sophia Hatziantoniou,
K Demetzos,
Ismene Dontas,
GT Papaioannou,
Gavriil Karatzas,
Gideon St.Helen
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of postgraduate medicine/journal of postgraduate medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.405
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 0972-2823
pISSN - 0022-3859
DOI - 10.4103/0022-3859.935
Subject(s) - lipid peroxidation , pathogenesis , malondialdehyde , medicine , sepsis , pseudomonas aeruginosa , incubation , arachidonic acid , polyunsaturated fatty acid , microbiology and biotechnology , endocrinology , biochemistry , oxidative stress , fatty acid , chemistry , bacteria , biology , enzyme , genetics
To study whether Pseudomonas aeruginosa may directly trigger peroxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids, since lipid peroxidation is a mechanism involved in the pathogenesis of sepsis.