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Genetic polymorphisms of CCL1 rs2072069 G/A and TLR2 rs3804099 T/C in pulmonary or meningeal tuberculosis patients.
International journal of clinical and experimental pathology - 1 Jan 2015
Zhao Yue, Bu Hui, Hong Kun, Yin Hua, Zou Yue-Li, Geng Shu-Jun, Zheng Ming-Ming, He Jun-Ying
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CCL1, one of the members of the CC chemokine family, is an inflammatory mediator that stimulates the migration of human monocytes. CCL1 expression is induced by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and TLR ligands in macrophage. TLR2 plays critical role in host immune response against M. tuberculosis infection by regulating the macrophage activation and cytokine secretion. M. tuberculosis causes different clinical forms of...
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