TLR2-Mediated Activation of Neutrophils in Response to German Cockroach Frass
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TLR2-mediated activation of neutrophils in response to German cockroach frass.
It is becoming increasingly clear that innate immune mediators play a role in regulating adaptive immune responses in asthma pathogenesis. Cockroach exposure is a major risk factor for the development of asthma. In this study we asked whether German cockroach (GC) feces (frass) could initiate an innate immune response. Naive BALB/c mice were challenged with a single intratracheal inhalation of ...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Immunology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0022-1767,1550-6606
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.180.9.6317