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High-Density Lipoprotein Binds to Mycobacterium avium and Affects the Infection of THP-1 Macrophages

High-density lipoprotein (HDL) is involved in innate immunity toward various infectious diseases. Concerning bacteria, HDL is known to bind to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and to neutralize its physiological activity. On the other hand, cholesterol is known to play an important role in mycobacterial ent...

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Autores principales: Ichimura, Naoya, Sato, Megumi, Yoshimoto, Akira, Yano, Kouji, Ohkawa, Ryunosuke, Kasama, Takeshi, Tozuka, Minoru
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4969507/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27516907
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4353620