Surfactant Protein-A Suppresses Eosinophil-Mediated Killing of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in Allergic Lungs

Surfactant protein-A (SP-A) has well-established functions in reducing bacterial and viral infections but its role in chronic lung diseases such as asthma is unclear. Mycoplasma pneumoniae (Mp) frequently colonizes the airways of chronic asthmatics and is thought to contribute to exacerbations of as...

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Main Authors: Ledford, Julie G., Mukherjee, Sambuddho, Kislan, Michele M., Nugent, Julia L., Hollingsworth, John W., Wright, Jo Rae
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3285686/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22384248
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0032436
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