CD14 and complement crosstalk and largely mediate the transcriptional response to Escherichia coli in human whole blood as revealed by DNA microarray.

Systemic inflammation like in sepsis is still lacking specific diagnostic markers and effective therapeutics. The first line of defense against intruding pathogens and endogenous damage signals is pattern recognition by e.g., complement and Toll-like receptors (TLR). Combined inhibition of a key com...

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Main Authors: Corinna Lau, Ståle Nygård, Hilde Fure, Ole Kristoffer Olstad, Marit Holden, Knut Tore Lappegård, Ole-Lars Brekke, Terje Espevik, Eivind Hovig, Tom Eirik Mollnes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4338229?pdf=render