Acute induction of anomalous blood clotting by molecular amplification of highly substoichiometric levels of bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS)
Etheresia Pretorius, Sthembile Mbotwa, Janette Bester, Christopher Robinson, Douglas B. Kell
This paper shows that extremely low concentrations of bacterial LPS alter fibrin structure and coagulation properties, suggesting a direct role for LPS in inflammatory diseases.
bioRxiv · May 16, 2016 · PreprintMicrobiology