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Neonatal neutrophils stimulated by group B Streptococcus induce a proinflammatory T-helper cell bias.
Pediatric research - 1 Mar 2018
Lin Jianguo, Haridas Seema, Barenkamp Stephen J, Lorenset Larissa Chioquetta, Lee Ashley Sang Eun, Schroeder Benjamin T, Peng Guangyong, Koenig Joyce M
Abstract excerpt
BackgroundGroup B Streptococcus (GBS) infection causes inflammatory comorbidities in newborns. While the mechanisms remain unclear, evidence suggests that impaired innate-adaptive immune interactions may be contributory. We hypothesized that GBS-stimulated neonatal neutrophils provide a milieu that may drive proinflammatory T-helper (Th) cell programming.MethodsNeutrophils were stimulated with Type III GBS...
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