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The protective role of host Toll-like receptor-4 in acute graft-versus-host disease.
Transplantation - 27 Nov 2010
Imado Takehito, Iwasaki Tsuyoshi, Kitano Sachie, Satake Atsushi, Kuroiwa Takanori, Tsunemi Sachi, Sano Hajime
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mutations in Toll-like receptor (TLR)-4 have been associated with the hyporesponsiveness of macrophages to lipopolysaccharide, possibly reducing the risk of acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). However, TLR-4 mutations may also increase the risk of intestinal damage and microbial i...
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