<it>Streptococcus pneumoniae </it>synergizes with nontypeable <it>Haemophilus influenzae </it>to induce inflammation via upregulating TLR2
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) plays a critical role in mediating inflammatory/immune responses against bacterial pathogens in lung. <it>Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae) </it>and nontypeable <it>Haemophilus inf...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-07-01
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| Series: | BMC Immunology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2172/9/40 |