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Surfactant Proteins A and D Enhance Pulmonary Clearance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Surfactant protein (SP)-A and SP-D, members of the collectin family, are involved in innate host defenses against various bacterial and viral pathogens. In this study, we asked whether SP-A and SP-D enhance clearance of a nonmucoid strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from the lungs. We infected mice de...

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Main Authors: Giannoni, Eric, Sawa, Teiji, Allen, Lennell, Wiener-Kronish, Jeanine, Hawgood, Sam
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Thoracic Society 2006
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2644232/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16456184
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1165/rcmb.2005-0461OC
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