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Aberrant Toll receptor expression and endotoxin hypersensitivity in mice lacking a functional TGF-beta 1 signaling pathway.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Mar 2004
McCartney-Francis Nancy, Jin Wenwen, Wahl Sharon M
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TGF-beta1 plays a central role in maintaining normal immune function and deficiency of this potent immunosuppressive molecule is linked to uncontrolled inflammation, cachexia, and multiorgan failure as seen in the TGF-beta1 null mouse. Infiltration of inflammatory cells into vital organs of the null mouse is accompanied by increased gene expression of inflammatory cytokines, including TNF-alpha and IL-1beta, as...
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