PGE2 suppression of innate immunity during mucosal bacterial infection
Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) is an important lipid mediator in inflammatory and immune responses during acute and chronic infections. Upon stimulation by various proinflammatory stimuli such as lipopolysaccharide (LPS), interleukin (IL)-1β, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, PGE2 synthesis is upregulate...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2013-08-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fcimb.2013.00045/full |