The interplay between daptomycin and the immune system
Antibiotics may have bacteriostatic or bactericidal effects but may also cause immunomodulation. Lipopeptides are known immunomodulators that interact with pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) such as Toll-like receptors (TLRs) in antigen presenting cells. Daptomycin is a novel lipopeptide antibioti...
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| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2014-02-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Immunology |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2014.00052/full |