Treatment of autoimmune inflammation by a TLR7 ligand regulating the innate immune system.

The Toll-like receptors (TLR) have been advocated as attractive therapeutic targets because TLR signaling plays dual roles in initiating adaptive immune responses and perpetuating inflammation. Paradoxically, repeated stimulation of bone marrow mononuclear cells with a synthetic TLR7 ligand 9-benzyl...

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Main Authors: Tomoko Hayashi, Shiyin Yao, Brian Crain, Michael Chan, Rommel I Tawatao, Christine Gray, Linda Vuong, Fitzgerald Lao, Howard B Cottam, Dennis A Carson, Maripat Corr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3461028?pdf=render