A NOVEL APPROACH TO ANTIMICROBIAL HOST DEFENSE WITH MOLECULAR SHIELDS WITH RRA AN DHA ANALOGS

摘要

Methods to cause tissue, such as mucosal cells, to express increased amounts of bactericidal permeability increasing protein (BPI) are described. Various BPI inducing agents include icosapentanoic acid (EPA) analogs and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) analogs.