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Function and Regulation of SPLUNC1 Protein in Mycoplasma Infection and Allergic Inflammation
1 Sept 2007
Abstract excerpt
Respiratory infections, including Mycoplasma pneumoniae (Mp), contribute to asthma pathobiology. To date, the mechanisms underlying the increased susceptibility of asthmatics to airway Mp infection remain unclear. Short palate, lung, and nasal epithelium clone 1 (SPLUNC1) protein is a recently described large airway epithelial cell-derived molecule that was predicted to exert host defense activities. However,...
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