Toll-like receptor ligands induce the expression of interferon-gamma and interleukin-17 in chicken CD4+ T cells

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are evolutionarily conserved pattern recognition receptors that mediate host responses to pathogens. To date, at least 10 different TLRs have been identified in chickens including TLR2, which binds lipopept...

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Main Authors: St Paul Michael, Barjesteh Neda, Paolucci Sarah, Pei Yanlong, Sharif Shayan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-11-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
LPS
CpG
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/5/616