Expression of functional toll-like receptor-2 and -4 on alveolar epithelial cells

American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 2 I, 2004, Pages 241-245

  Armstrong, Lynne ^a   Medford, Andrew R L ^b   Uppington, Kay M ^b   Robertson, John ^b   Witherden, Ian R ^b   Tetley, Teresa D ^b   Millar, Ann B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; INTERLEUKIN 8; MESSENGER RNA; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 2; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL TYPE 2; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; MALE; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS REGULATION; RECEPTOR INTRINSIC ACTIVITY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MACROPHAGES, ALVEOLAR; MALE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR 2; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR 4; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 4143090418     PISSN: 10441549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2004-0078OC     Document Type: Article

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