Both Lipopolysaccharide And Lipoteichoic Acids Potently Induce Anomalous Fibrin Amyloid Formation: Assessment With Novel Amytracker™ Stains
E. Pretorius, M. J. Page, L. Hendricks, N. B. Nkosi, S. R. Benson, D. B. Kell
The paper shows that LPS and LTAs induce amyloid-like fibrin formation, detected by Amytracker™ stains and viscometry, suggesting a role in inflammatory coagulopathies.
bioRxiv · Sep 4, 2017Biophysics