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IL-17 can be protective or deleterious in murine pneumococcal pneumonia
Streptococcus pneumoniae is the major bacterial cause of community-acquired pneumonia, and the leading agent of childhood pneumonia deaths worldwide. Nasal colonization is an essential step prior to infection. The cytokine IL-17 protects against such colonization and vaccines that enhance IL-17 resp...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5993294/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29813133 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1007099 |