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. 2011 Apr 13;2:77. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2011.00077

Table 1.

Antimicrobial components housed in PMN granules.

Granule class Granule components
Primary/azurophilic Cathepsin G, BPI, lysozyme, elastase, myeloperoxidase (MPO), α-defensins
Secondary/specific Flavocytochrome b558, LL-37 (hCAP18), lysozyme, gelatinase, lactoferrin, CD11b/CD18 (CR3)
Tertiary/gelatinase Flavocytochrome b558, lysozyme, gelatinase, CD11b/CD18 (CR3)

Proteins that have been shown to have or produce antimicrobial activity against Gc in vitro are bolded and italicized. Proteins to which Gc is resistant are indicated in red type.