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Extracellular Glutathione Decreases the Ability of Burkholderia cenocepacia to Penetrate into Epithelial Cells and to Induce an Inflammatory Response

BACKGROUND: The airway surface liquid (ASL) of Cystic Fibrosis (CF) patients contains a lower concentration of reduced glutathione (GSH) with respect to healthy people. It is not known whether this defect may favor lung colonization by opportunistic pathogens. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: We have analyzed th...

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Autores principales: D’Orazio, Melania, Pacello, Francesca, Battistoni, Andrea
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/PMC3477146/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23094061
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0047550