Toll Like Receptors 4 and 2 Expression in the Bronchial Mucosa of Patients with Cystic Fibrosis

BACKGROUND: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a lung disease characterized by chronic infection with Gram-negative bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Gram-positive bacteria Staphylococcus aureus. Recently, toll-like receptor (TLR) 4 has been shown to be responsible for the lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-mediated i...

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Main Authors: Hans-Peter Hauber, Meri K Tulic, Anne Tsicopoulos, Benoit Wallaert, Ron Olivenstein, Patrick Daigneault, Qutayba Hamid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2005-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2005/648984
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