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Control of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the lung requires the recognition of either lipopolysaccharide or flagellin.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Jul 2008
Ramphal Reuben, Balloy Viviane, Jyot Jeevan, Verma Amrisha, Si-Tahar Mustapha, Chignard Michel
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Acute lung infection due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an increasingly serious problem that results in high mortality especially in the compromised host. In this study, we set out to ascertain what components of the TLR system are most important for innate immunity to this microorganism. We previously demonstrated that TLR2,4-/- mice were not hypersusceptible to infection by a wild-type P. aeruginosa strain....
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