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CpG DNA: Trigger of Sepsis, Mediator of Protection, or Both?
1 Jan 2003
Abstract excerpt
Unmethylated CpG motifs are prevalent in bacterial but not vertebrate genomic DNAs and activate immune cells that express the TLR9 receptor. This triggers the production of reactive oxygen species and the secretion of proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines. Under some conditions these effects can result in the systemic inflammatory response syndrome. Under other conditions, the immune stimulatory effects of CpG...
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