Triggering of toll-like receptors 2 and 4 by Aspergillus fumigatus conidia in immortalized human corneal epithelial cells to induce inflammatory cytokines

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 121, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 450-454

  Zhao, Jie ^a   Wu, Xin Yi ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aspergillus fumigatus; Corneal epithelium; Cytokines; NF kappa B; Toll like receptors

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 8; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 2; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; TLR2 PROTEIN, HUMAN; TLR4 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CONIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EYE INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFLAMMATION; INNATE IMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUPERNATANT; WESTERN BLOTTING; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL CULTURE; CYTOLOGY; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CELLS, CULTURED; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-8; NF-KAPPA B; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR 2; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR 4; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 42449101199     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00029330-200803010-00016     Document Type: Article

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