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Gut flora enhance bacterial clearance in lung through toll-like receptors 4
BACKGROUND: The influence of the gut flora on lung inflammatory reaction against bacterial challenge remains undefined. This study was designed to investigate whether gut flora enhances lung defense against E.coli pneumonia through TLR4 signaling. METHODS: C3H/HeN (WT) mice and C3H/HeJ (TLR4 deficie...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3179706/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21906393 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1423-0127-18-68 |