Pentraxin 3 and <i>Shigella</i> LPS and IpaB Antibodies Interplay to Defeat Shigellosis
<i>Shigella</i> causes moderate to severe diarrhea or dysentery after invading the colon mucosa. Long Pentraxin 3 (PTX3) is recognized as the humoral component of the innate immune response to bacterial pathogens. We examined the interplay between levels of PTX3 and levels of anti-<i&...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-07-01
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Series: | Journal of Clinical Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/15/4384 |