Involvement of Toll-Like Receptor 2 and Pro-Apoptotic Signaling Pathways in Bone Remodeling in Osteomyelitis

Background and Aims: Osteomyelitis is a common manifestation of invasive Staphylococcus aureus infection characterized by bone loss and destruction. We investigated the role of toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) in bacterial recognition and clearance in response to infection with an osteomyelitis isolate o...

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Main Authors: Qianbo Chen, Tianyong Hou, Fei Luo, Xuehui Wu, Zhao Xie, Jianzhong Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cell Physiol Biochem Press GmbH & Co KG 2014-11-01
Series:Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/366387