Treatment of endotoxin-associated shock and prevention thereof using a BPI protein

摘要

The present invention provides a method for preventing endotoxin-associated shock in a subject which comprises administering to the subject an amount of a BPI protein effective to bind to endotoxin so as to prevent endotoxin associated shock in the subject. This invention further provides a method for treating a subject suffering from endotoxin-associated shock which comprises administering to the subject an amount of a BPI protein effective to bind endotoxin so as to treat the subject suffering from endotoxin-associated shock.