Product name:Human lipoteichoic acids ELISA Kit
Description:
Lipoteichoic acids (LTA), a glycerol phosphate surface polymer, are components of the cell membrane cell walls of virtually all Gram-positive bacteria, and they can also be secreted into the surrounding milieu.
LTA exhibits structural and functional similarity to Gram-negative LPS. Some of these functional similarities are thought to be relevant to the remarkable similarities that can be found in the pathophysiology of shock caused by Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria, both of which are probably mediated in large part by TNF- and IL-1. Because the role of LPS in triggering the release of these cytokines and other inflammatory mediators is well-established, it has been suggested that LTA may play a similar role.