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TLR2, but Not TLR4, Is Required for Effective Host Defence against Chlamydia Respiratory Tract Infection in Early Life

Chlamydia pneumoniae commonly causes respiratory tract infections in children, and epidemiological investigations strongly link infection to the pathogenesis of asthma. The immune system in early life is immature and may not respond appropriately to pathogens. Toll-like receptor (TLR)2 and 4 are reg...

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Autores principales: Beckett, Emma L., Phipps, Simon, Starkey, Malcolm R., Horvat, Jay C., Beagley, Kenneth W., Foster, Paul S., Hansbro, Philip M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3378543/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22724018
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0039460