Cathelicidin is a "fire alarm", generating protective NLRP3-dependent airway epithelial cell inflammatory responses during infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Cathelicidin is a "fire alarm", generating protective NLRP3-dependent airway epithelial cell inflammatory responses during infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Pulmonary infections are a major global cause of morbidity, exacerbated by an increasing threat from antibiotic-resistant pathogens. In this context, therapeutic interventions aimed at protectively modulating host responses, to enhance defence against infection, take on ever greater significance. Ps...

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Main Authors: Brian J McHugh, Rongling Wang, Hsin-Ni Li, Paula E Beaumont, Rebekah Kells, Holly Stevens, Lisa Young, Adriano G Rossi, Robert D Gray, Julia R Dorin, Emily L Gwyer Findlay, David Brough, Donald J Davidson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-04-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1007694

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