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Articles by Hsin-pin Ho Liang in JoVE
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An In Vitro Caseum Binding Assay that Predicts Drug Penetration in Tuberculosis Lesions
Jansy P. Sarathy1, Hsin-pin Ho Liang1, Danielle Weiner2, Jacqueline Gonzales2, Laura E. Via2, Véronique Dartois1
1Public Health Research Institute Centre, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, 2Tuberculosis Research Section, Laboratory of Clinical Infectious Diseases, NIAID, NIH
Here we describe a rapid equilibrium dialysis (RED) method to measure drug binding to caseum from pulmonary tuberculosis lesions and cavities. The protocol is also used with a foamy macrophage-derived matrix that is an effective surrogate to caseum.
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