Fig. 9From: A cecropin-like antimicrobial peptide with anti-inflammatory activity from the black fly salivary glandsInteraction and neutralization of LPS by SibaCec. a The changes in fluorescence intensity of FITC-labeled LPS as a function of various concentrations of SibaCec, (b) LPS neutralization by SibaCec. A chromogenic LAL assay was used to evaluate the neutralizing activity. Data are mean ± S.E. values from three separate experiments. *p <0.05, **p <0.01, significantly different compared with the control (PBS)Back to article page