The Effects of Linezolid and Vancomycin on Inflammation and Cellular Signaling Vents

Whole blood samples from healthy subjects will be incubated with MRSA bacterium or bacterial toxins in the presence and absence of either linezolid or vancomycin. Final concentrations will mimic physiologic conditions. Platelets and leukocytes will be isolated and assayed for the presence of absence of activation and pre-mRNA splicing.