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3.Wang Y*, Kong Q#, Zhang Q, Ma T, An Y, Zhou YJ, Zhang X, Cao B#. BPI23-Fcγ alleviates lethal multi-drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infection by enhancing bactericidal activity and orchestrating neutrophil function. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2024 Jan;63(1):107002. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2023.107002.
4.Kong Q, Chen Y, Lv Z, Long J, Li J, Li C, Kang Y, Wen M, An Y. Infecting mice with recombinant Ad5-BPI23-Fcγ1 virus protects against systemic Escherichia coli challenge. J Med Microbiol. 2012 Sep;61(Pt 9):1262-1269. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.040907-0.
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6.Kong QL, Guan YZ, Jing XF, Li C, Guo XH, Lü Z, An YQ. BPI700-Fc gamma1(700) chimeric gene expression and its protective effect in a mice model of the lethal E. coli infection. Chin Med J (Engl). 2006 Mar 20;119(6):474-81.