Bacteriostatic Drugs

Drugs that inhibit the growth of the pathogen without causing cell death are called bacteriostatic. These drugs target metabolic pathways that are necessary for bacterial growth but not for bacterial survival.

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By scramblase, appearance of phosphatidylserine on the outer surface, act as “eat me” signal

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eat me” signal, recognize by a set of receptors on the surface of macrophages and other immune system cells, triggering phagocytosis of the cell or apoptotic body.

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Annexin V

a 36-kDa calcium-binding protein, binds to PS; used to detect PS that is exposed on the outside of apoptotic cells

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All members of the Bcl-2 family share a close homology in up to four characteristic regions, termed the Bcl-2 homology domains

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Pro-survival members-

Bcl-2, Bcl-xL, Bcl-w, Mcl-1, A1