PKC activation induces inflammatory response and cell death in human bronchial epithelial cells.

A variety of airborne pathogens can induce inflammatory responses in airway epithelial cells, which is a crucial component of host defence. However, excessive inflammatory responses and chronic inflammation also contribute to different diseases of the respiratory system. We hypothesized that the act...

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Main Authors: Hyunhee Kim, Ricardo Zamel, Xiao-Hui Bai, Mingyao Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3656947?pdf=render