Chitin Modulates Innate Immune Responses of Keratinocytes

BACKGROUND: Chitin, after cellulose the second most abundant polysaccharide in nature, is an essential component of exoskeletons of crabs, shrimps and insects and protects these organisms from harsh conditions in their environment. Unexpectedly, chitin has been found to activate innate immune cells...

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Autores principales: Koller, Barbara, Müller-Wiefel, Alisa Sophie, Rupec, Rudolph, Korting, Hans Christian, Ruzicka, Thomas
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3044707/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21383982
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0016594

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3044707/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21383982
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0016594

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