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. 2000 Oct;68(10):5668–5672. doi: 10.1128/iai.68.10.5668-5672.2000

TABLE 1.

Additive effects of cathepsin G and BPI in inhibiting the growth of H. capsulatum yeastsa

Concn (μg/ml) of:
% Inhibition of growthb
Cathepsin G BPI
0.1 13.4 ± 4.6
0.5 14.6 ± 2.1
1.0 23.3 ± 7.4
0.1 0.5 39.0 ± 8.1
0.1 1.0 43.4 ± 5.8
a

H. capsulatum yeasts (5 × 103) were incubated with cathepsin G, BPI, or both for 24 h at 37°C. The yeasts then were pulsed with [3H]leucine for an additional 24 h to quantitate the growth of the remaining viable yeasts. 

b

Mean ± SEM; n = 4.