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Pneumococcal peptidoglycan-polysaccharides regulate Toll-like receptor 2 in the mouse middle ear epithelial cells.
Pediatric research - 1 Feb 2011
Komori Masahiro, Nakamura Yoshihisa, Ping Jesse, Feng Ling, Toyama Katsuhiro, Kim Youngki, Ferrieri Patricia, Lin Jizhen
Abstract excerpt
Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) plays a key role in the host defense against Gram staining positive (Gram) bacteria and their cell wall envelope components. However, little is known about the expression of TLR2 in the middle ear under otitis media (OM) conditions, and its role in the persistent otitis media with effusion (OME). In this study, we demonstrated that the pneumococcal cell wall component,...
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