Pneumococcal cell wall activates NF-κB in human monocytes: Aspects distinct from endotoxin

Microbial Pathogenesis

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 309-317

  Spellerberg, Barbara ^a   Rosenow, Carsten ^c   Sha, William ^b   Tuomanen, Elaine I ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

acute phase response; cell wall; Gram positive bacteria; NF B; pneumococcus

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ACUTE PHASE RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MONOCYTE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0029886855     PISSN: 08824010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mpat.1996.0029     Document Type: Article

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