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Toll-like receptor 2 represses nonpilus adhesin-induced signaling in acute infections with the Pseudomonas aeruginosa pilA mutant.
Infection and immunity - 1 Aug 2004
Lorenz Eva, Chemotti Diana C, Vandal Karen, Tessier Philippe A
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Expression of pili and associated proteins is an important means of host invasion by bacterial pathogens. Recent evidence has suggested that the binding of Pseudomonas aeruginosa through nonpilus adhesins may also be important in respiratory diseases, since adhesins bind mucins. Using wild-type C57BL/6 and TLR2KO mice, we compared the induction levels of the host response to P. aeruginosa that either expressed...
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