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Toll-like receptor 4-positive macrophages protect mice from Pasteurella pneumotropica-induced pneumonia.
Infection and immunity - 1 Feb 2003
Hart Marcia L, Mosier Derek A, Chapes Stephen K
Abstract excerpt
This study investigates Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)-positive macrophages in early recognition and clearance of pulmonary bacteria. TLR4 is a trans-membrane receptor that is the primary recognition molecule for lipopolysaccharide of gram-negative bacteria. The TLR4(Lps-del) mouse strains C57BL10/ScN (B10) and STOCK Abb(tm1) TLR4(Lps-del) Slc11a1(s)(B10 x C2D) are susceptible to pulmonary infections and develop...
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