IL-17 and TNF-α Are Key Mediators of Moraxella catarrhalis Triggered Exacerbation of Allergic Airway Inflammation

Alterations of the airway microbiome are often associated with pulmonary diseases. For example, detection of the bacterial pathogen Moraxella catarrhalis in the upper airways is linked with an increased risk to develop or exacerbate asthma. However, the mechanisms by which M. catarrhalis augments al...

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Main Authors: Safa Alnahas, Stefanie Hagner, Hartmann Raifer, Ayse Kilic, Georg Gasteiger, Reinier Mutters, Anne Hellhund, Immo Prinz, Olaf Pinkenburg, Alexander Visekruna, Holger Garn, Ulrich Steinhoff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2017.01562/full