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Intracellular inflammatory sensors for foreign invaders and substances of self-origin.
Advances in experimental medicine and biology - 1 Jan 2012
Jounai Nao, Kobiyama Kouji, Takeshita Fumihiko
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In order to survive, all organisms must recognize and eliminate foreign invaders such as infectious pathogens, chemicals, ultraviolet rays, metabolites and damaged or transformed self-tissues, as well as allogenic organs in cases of transplantation. Recent research in innate immunity has elucidated that there are versatile inflammatory sensors on spatiotemporal 'sentry duty' that recognize substances derived from...
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