The pathogen recognition sensor, NOD2, is variably expressed in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>NOD2, an intracellular pathogen recognition sensor, modulates innate defences to muropeptides derived from various bacterial species, including <it>Mycobacterium tuberculosis </it>(MTB). Experimentally, NOD2 attenuates tw...

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Main Authors: Johnson Margaret A, Kim Louise U, Huggett Jim F, Chang Jung-Su, Dheda Keertan, Lala Sanjay, Rook Graham AW, Keshav Satish, Zumla Alimuddin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-08-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/7/96