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Bacterial stimulation of epithelial G-CSF and GM-CSF expression promotes PMN survival in CF airways.
American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology - 1 Nov 2002
Saba Shahryar, Soong Grace, Greenberg Steven, Prince Alice
Abstract excerpt
Airway epithelial cells provide an immediate response to bacterial pathogens by producing chemokines and cytokines that recruit polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) to the site of infection. This response is excessive in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) who have bacterial contamination of their...
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