Role of Toll-like receptors 2 and 4 in pulmonary inflammation and injury induced by pneumolysin in mice.
BACKGROUND:Pneumolysin (PLN) is an intracellular toxin of Streptococcus pneumoniae that has been implicated as a major virulence factor in infections caused by this pathogen. Conserved bacterial motifs are recognized by the immune system by pattern recognition receptors among which the family of Tol...
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2009-11-01
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| Schriftenreihe: | PLoS ONE |
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