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. 1988 Sep;56(9):2515–2517. doi: 10.1128/iai.56.9.2515-2517.1988

Measurement of Pseudomonas aeruginosa phenazine pigments in sputum and assessment of their contribution to sputum sol toxicity for respiratory epithelium.

R Wilson 1, D A Sykes 1, D Watson 1, A Rutman 1, G W Taylor 1, P J Cole 1
PMCID: PMC259599  PMID: 3137173

Abstract

The phenazine pigments pyocyanin and 1-hydroxyphenazine were resolved by high-pressure liquid chromatography from the sputum sol phase from 9 of 13 patients with cystic fibrosis or bronchiectasis colonized by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The concentrations measured were each sufficient to inhibit ciliary beating in vitro and contributed a significant proportion of sol phase toxicity for respiratory epithelium.

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