"Polymyxin B" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A mixture of polymyxins B1 and B2, obtained from Bacillus polymyxa strains. They are basic polypeptides of about eight amino acids and have cationic detergent action on cell membranes. Polymyxin B is used for infections with gram-negative organisms, but may be neurotoxic and nephrotoxic.
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D011112
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D04.345.566.780.750 D10.477.750.750 D12.644.050.600.750 D12.644.641.780.750 D12.776.543.695.054.600.750
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Polymyxin B" by people in Profiles.
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Influence of synthetic antiendotoxin peptides on lipopolysaccharide (LPS) recognition and LPS-induced proinflammatory cytokine responses by cells expressing membrane-bound CD14. Infect Immun. 2000 Mar; 68(3):1655-63.
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Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-reactive monoclonal antibodies fail to inhibit LPS-induced tumor necrosis factor secretion by mouse-derived macrophages. J Infect Dis. 1989 May; 159(5):872-80.
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Enhancement of human MLR by very low concentrations of lipopolysaccharide and blocking of this enhancement by polymyxin B. J Immunol Methods. 1984 Oct 26; 73(2):321-7.