Hydrodynamic regulation of monocyte inflammatory response to an intracellular pathogen.

Systemic bacterial infections elicit inflammatory response that promotes acute or chronic complications such as sepsis, arthritis or atherosclerosis. Of interest, cells in circulation experience hydrodynamic shear forces, which have been shown to be a potent regulator of cellular function in the vas...

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Main Authors: Shankar J Evani, Ashlesh K Murthy, Naresh Mareedu, Robbie K Montgomery, Bernard P Arulanandam, Anand K Ramasubramanian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3017540?pdf=render