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Toll-like receptor 4 dependence of innate and adaptive immunity to Salmonella: importance of the Kupffer cell network.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 May 2004
Vazquez-Torres Andrés, Vallance Bruce A, Bergman Molly A, Finlay B Brett, Cookson Brad T, Jones-Carson Jessica, Fang Ferric C
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Mammalian cells recognize LPS from Gram-negative bacteria via the Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) complex. During experimental Salmonella infection, C3H/HeJ mice carrying a dominant-negative mutation in TLR4 exhibited delayed chemokine production, impaired NO generation, and attenuated cellular immune responses. However, dramatically enhanced bacterial growth within the Kupffer cell network before the recruitment of...
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