• Back to Azurocidin (Cationic Antimicrobial Protein 37 kDa, CAP37, Heparin-Binding Protein, HBP)

• Dhaifalah I, Andrys C, Drahosova M, Musilova I, Adamik Z, Kacerovsky M. Azurocidin levels in maternal serum in the first trimester can predict preterm prelabor rupture of membranes. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2014 Mar;27 (5):511-5
• Kaukonen KM, Linko R, Herwald H, Lindbom L, Ruokonen E, Ala-Kokko T, Pettila V. Heparin-binding protein (HBP) in critically ill patients with influenza A(H1N1) infection. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2013 Dec;19 (12):1122-8
• Linder A, Akesson P, Brink M, Studahl M, Bjorck L, Christensson B. Heparin-binding protein: a diagnostic marker of acute bacterial meningitis. Crit Care Med. 2011 Apr;39 (4):812-7
• Linder A, Akesson P, Inghammar M, Treutiger CJ, Linner A, Sunden-Cullberg J. Elevated plasma levels of heparin-binding protein in intensive care unit patients with severe sepsis and septic shock. Crit Care. 2012;16 (3):R90
• Linder A, Arnold R, Boyd JH, Zindovic M, Zindovic I, Lange A, Paulsson M, Nyberg P, Russell JA, Pritchard D, Christensson B, Akesson P. Heparin-Binding Protein Measurement Improves the Prediction of Severe Infection With Organ Dysfunction in the Emergency Department. Crit Care Med. 2015 Nov;43 (11):2378-86
• Linder A, Christensson B, Herwald H, Bjorck L, Akesson P. Heparin-binding protein: an early marker of circulatory failure in sepsis. Clin Infect Dis. 2009 Oct 1;49 (7):1044-50
• Soehnlein O, Lindbom L. Neutrophil-derived azurocidin alarms the immune system. J Leukoc Biol. 2009 Mar;85 (3):344-51
• Tapper H, Karlsson A, Morgelin M, Flodgaard H, Herwald H. Secretion of heparin-binding protein from human neutrophils is determined by its localization in azurophilic granules and secretory vesicles. Blood. 2002 Mar 1;99 (5):1785-93
• Watorek W. Azurocidin -- inactive serine proteinase homolog acting as a multifunctional inflammatory mediator. Acta Biochim Pol. 2003;50 (3):743-52