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Toll-like receptors and chronic lung disease
25 Jul 2005
Abstract excerpt
TLRs (Toll-like receptors) comprise a family of proteins whose function is principally to facilitate the detection of, and response to, pathogens. Protozoa, helminths, viruses, bacteria and fungi can all activate TLR signalling, and these signals have important roles in the activation of host defence. TLRs may also respond to products of tissue damage, providing them with roles in infective and sterile...
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