Lack of association between TLR4 polymorphism and severe gram-negative bacterial infection in neonates

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 423-427

  Turul Özgür, Tuba ^a   Yel, Leman ^a,b   Yiǧit, Şule ^a   Mesci, Lütfiye ^a   Sanal, Özden ^a   Tezcan, Ilhan ^a   Tekinalp, Gülsevin ^a   Ersoy, Fügen ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gram negative infections; Neonate; TLR4

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CELLULAR RESPONSE; CELLULAR SIGNALS; CONTROL GROUPS; CYTOKINE RESPONSE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-NEGATIVE INFECTIONS; HEALTHY CONTROLS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INNATE IMMUNE SYSTEMS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; NEONATE; PROINFLAMMATORY CYTOKINES; TLR4; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR 4;

BACTERIOLOGY; IMMUNOLOGY; POLYMORPHISM; POLYSACCHARIDES;

BACTERIA;

ASPARTIC ACID; ISOLEUCINE; THREONINE; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MALE; NEWBORN;

EID: 67649595324     PISSN: 13000144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3906/sag-0811-20     Document Type: Article

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