Clinical Approaches for Understanding the Expression Levels of Pattern Recognition Receptors in Otitis Media with Effusion

ObjectivesBacterial infections in the normally sterile environment of the middle ear cavity usually trigger host immune response, whereby the innate immune system plays a dominant role as the host's first line of defense. We evaluated the expression levels of Toll-like receptors (TLRs) -2, -4,...

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Main Authors: So Yoon Lee, Eun Woong Ryu, Jong Bin Kim, Seung Geun Yeo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2011-12-01
Series:Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology
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Online Access:http://www.e-ceo.org/upload/pdf/ceo-4-163.pdf